Koshi repair will take a long time, says Minister Gupta

A senior minister has revealed that the complete repair of damaged embankment of Koshi river will take a long time.

"Despite the claims of repair works being carried out on war footing or whatever, there is no possibility of completing the task anytime soon," Jaya Prakash Gupta, Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives, told reporters, Wednesday.

Minister Gupta who had recently returned from flood-ravaged regions said that it could take at least a year to rehabilitate those displaced by flood.

According to officials, fifty to seventy thousand people have been displaced due to flood in Saptakoshi river in eastern district of Sunsari.

The Koshi water inundated villages in Sunsari after breaking embankments.

Meanwhile, Indian technicians have started repair jobs in the embankments from Wednesday. nepalnews.com sd Aug 27 08