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Matthijs Stroosnijder
IRM, DRR, CCA, EMR
India
PfR India Country Team
Factsheet
Brief outline of the Ganda-Kosi-Son (Bihar) District, where the PfR programme is implemented in India.
In Kosi-Gandak floodplains, communities suffer predominantly from flooding. Construction of embankments forced concentration of sediment in the river channel rather than its fanning in the delta. In 2008 there was a serious flood due to heavy monsoon rains and consequent breach in Kosi embankment. The river changed course, and areas that never previously experienced flooding were inundated - 2.3 million people were affected.