Indian technical team arriving today to discuss long-term solution to Koshi inundation

A high-level Indian technical team is arriving in Kathmandu from India Tuesday to discuss a possible long-term solution to the problem caused by Koshi floods every year.

The Indian team headed by Chairman of Central Water Commission A.K Bajaj is here to facilitate the implementation of the agreements reached at the Joint Committee on Water Resources (JCWR) held in the capital last month.

The Indian technical team is scheduled to take field trips to areas most affected by the breach in the Koshi barrage in eastern Nepal from Wednesday.

After the visit, the team will hold discussion with a high level Nepali team led by Secretary at the Ministry of Water Resources Shanker Koirala including senior Nepali officials and experts on Friday.

Officials at the Ministry of Water Resources say that during the meeting Nepal will stick to its original stance that the Koshi spur be reconstructed strictly as per the original design when it was first built to check river flooding in India’s Bihar state.

According to the Nepal-India Koshi Treaty of 1954, India is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Koshi Barrage and embankment in the Koshi area. nepalnews.com Nov 04 08

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