The Kosi River is known as the Sorrow for the State of Bihar. Give Reason.

Question: The Kosi River is known as the Sorrow for the State of Bihar. Give reason.

Answer:  Points that indicate Kosi River is Bihar’s sorrow-

1. The river is subjected to floods affecting around 20,000 km2 of fertile lands in the state of Bihar every year.
2. Its average water flows multiples by 18 times during floods thus creating havoc in the rural economy of Bihar.
3. The Kosi river flood affected 30 districts with the loss of 1400 people and 5500 animals in 1987.
4. After the floods, the course of the river was changed and thus the densely populated area was affected highly during the 2008 floods.
5. It destroyed up to 8 lakh acres of agricultural land In Bihar.