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BIHAR

THE INITIATIVE

  • Fortification of a town protection embankment

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Around 7 lakh people in Katihar district and adjoining villages, Bihar

THE CHALLENGE

  • Katihar district was prone to frequent floods, causing huge loss of life and property
  • Dismal state of the road along River Kosi
  • Improvement of both, road and river embankment

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD sanctioned a loan under RIDF for raising and strengthening the Katihar Town Protection Embankment
  • The project had a component for construction of a bituminous road as well

THE IMPACT

  • 620 hectares of agricultural land saved from floods
  • Around 7 lakh people in Katihar town and adjoining villages saved from devastation caused by annual floods
  • Overall economic prosperity due to smooth movement of goods and services