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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

Will the people impacted by the project be heard through the cacophony of money, careerism, certitude and bombastic populism?

Kanak Mani Dixit
· Oct 27, 2020 · 09:00 am
River in disequilibrium: How engineering attempts to ‘tame the Kosi’ have only added to human misery

An ‘embankment mafia’ of technocrats, politicians and contractors ensures that alternative measures are not discussed seriously.

Kanak Mani Dixit
· Oct 26, 2020 · 07:30 am