Kathmandu: A seven member high-level technical team from India which is here to find out long term solution to the flood in the Koshi area, visited the breached embankment site today, according to Indian Embassy sources.

The team being led by chairman of Central Water Commission of India, AK Baja arrived here yesterday. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood also accompanied the country's technical team when it inspected the site today.

The team went to Biratnagar today to conduct on the spot inspection of the breach of embankment by Koshi river in Sunsari district. Nepalese team led by Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Water Resources Shital Babu Regmee also accompanyed the Indian team during the inspection visit.

The Saptakoshi river breached its embankment at West Kushaha in Sunsari district on August 18,affecting more than 60,000 people in Nepal and 3.2 million in Bihar. India has provided Rs 200 million for the victims of Koshi flood in the Nepalese side and extended help to conduct maintenance and repair works to contain the breach of embankment.

After completing the tour of the affected areas in eastern Nepal the team will hold discussion with Nepalese officials in Kathmandu to seek durable solution to the problems related to Koshi flood, officials said. During the recently concluded bilateral talks between Nepalese and Indian officials in Kathmandu, the two sides reached an agreement to contain the breached embankment by the end of March 2009.

 

Source : PTI