India delays compensation for Koshi Barrage-displaced
RAJBIRAJ, July 1: Agitating locals from Sunsari, Udayapur and Saptari districts have warned of picketing Koshi Barrage and shutting down its control room on July 5 if the authorities fail to fulfill their demands.
According to the locals, around 7,000 bighas of their lands were submerged at the time of the construction of Koshi Barrage and that they should be given proper compensation by responsible authorities for the loss they suffered.
The affected locals say their demand for compensation is consistent with the Nepal-India Koshi agreement of 1954. As per the agreement, it is India's responsibility to compensate the locals who lost their lands to the deluge that followed the construction of the barrage.
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