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The Kosi Conundrum
In flood-prone Kosi basin, planners must ignore ineffective high dams and seek sustainable solutions
Traditional ‘low tech’ wisdom is actually ‘high science’ perfected over the millennia by local communities.
Kanak Mani Dixit
· Oct 29, 2020 · 09:00 am
The ill-conceived push for a high dam to curb Kosi flooding is a litmus test for democracy in India
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· Oct 27, 2020 · 09:00 am
River in disequilibrium: How engineering attempts to ‘tame the Kosi’ have only added to human misery
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