The Great avulsion of Kosi on 18 August 2008

Sinha, Rajiv (2009) The Great avulsion of Kosi on 18 August 2008 Current Science, 97 (3). pp. 429-433. ISSN 0011-3891

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Abstract

The 18 August 2008 avulsion of the Kosi River draining the parts of north Bihar in eastern India may well be regarded as one of the greatest avulsions in a large river in recent years. The Kosi River shifted by ~120 km eastward, triggered by the breach of the eastern afflux bund at Kusaha in Nepal at a location 12 km upstream of the Kosi barrage. This event was widely perceived as a major flood in the media and scientific circles. Although a large area was indeed inundated after this event, it is important to appreciate that this inundation was different from a regular flooding event.

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