| Koshi Barrage | |
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Kosi Barrage |
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| Location | Nepal (near border with India) |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Length | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Impounds | Kosi River |
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| Carries | Mahendra Highway |
The Koshi Barrage is a flood control sluice across the Koshi River at the Nepal–Indian border. It was built between 1958 and 1962.
The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is several miles north of the Barrage.
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In August 2008, the eastern embankments of the Koshi Barrage collapsed, several miles north of the Nepal-India border. The resulting flood left nearly 100,000 people homeless in Nepal and millions in Bihar, India.[1]
The construction of a high dam near the Koshi Barrage has been considered.[2]
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