Bihar - floods

Bored by Bihar? Here’s why you must care -
Across 1,000 villages, there are no rotting corpses in hospital corridors, no stench from bloated blue skin, no bandaged and bloodied children, no wailing relatives. No mass funerals , by Neelesh Misra - Hindustan Times

Eyes off the storm - As the world's media watched, Hurricane Gustav came and went without disastrous consequences. Meanwhile there's a real disaster in Bihar – but no one seems interested , by Randeep Ramesh - Guardian

Even in flood, India's `untouchables' last rescued - In the two weeks since a monsoon-swollen river burst its banks, ancient prejudices have run just as deep as the floodwaters. India's "untouchables" are the last to be rescued — if at all , by Gavin Rabinowitz - AP

Flooding in India: Why wasn't the government ready? - Three million people have been displaced. Critics call for more help from the Indian Army , by Mark Sappenfield - CSM

A nation in denial, 18 days after great flood - The prime minister reacted to the crisis on August 28, ten crucial days after the flooding began. Too few military rescuers have been sent by New Delhi, and too late , by Neelesh Misra - Hindustan Times

Killer Kosi could leave Bihar barren - Modern India’s worst ever floods continued to eat up vast swathes of farmland in Bihar, with a much larger war to fight: thousands of acres of barren farmland, property squabbles, no cattle to plough the land, and homeless millions , by Neelesh Misra - Hindustan Times

Why rivers decide to run away , by Divya Aggarwal - Times of India

Koshi River - Wikipedia article