Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written to External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to take up the issue of dredging work in Kosi river with the government of Nepal ahead of the arrival of monsoon in flood-prone region. “In the recent past, Kosi has been one of the most problematic rivers. In the downstream of Kosi barrage, the river has shifted eastwards and is now flowing by hugging the eastern Kosi embankment. It is imperative that the river flow remains central to exert minimum pressure on either side of the embankments,” Kumar has written. Read More
