INARUWA, JUN 25 -
The water current at Sapta Koshi has risen dramatically on Monday. According Sub Inspector of the Koshi Barrage Police Station Shambhu Basnet, the water flow read 138,543 cusec on Monday morning.
Officials in Koshi barrage control room said that the water current could increase further as the discharge in Baraha Kshetra has also risen.
A red light and red flag would be flashed, indicating emergency, at the Sapta Koshi Barrage if the current rises above 150,000 cusec.
However, Dinesh Rajouria, chief of Sunsari Irrigation Development Division said that the water current poses no threat to the embankments for the time being.
Source: http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/06/25/top-story/water-current-rises-at-koshi/356150/
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