Kosi floods: Bihar government orders forcible evacuation

Patna:With the danger of flood looming large in the Kosi belt along Bihar-Nepal border, the Bihar government on Sunday ordered forc-ible evacuation of people living in the space between the river and its embankments in nine districts.

The move follows the discharge of 1.25 lakh cusecs of water after the Nepalese Army carried out two low-intensity blasts to partially remove the landslide debris blocking Bhote Kosi, one of the tributaries of Kosi. Around 4.25 lakh persons living around Kosi could be affected if the river swells drastically, official sources said.