Question

What are the major causes of floods in Bihar?

• A. Increased conversion of forests to agricultural and pastoral land in the middle hills of Nepal
• B. Increase in the annual run-off in the Sapt Kosi river
• C. The flow of Sapt Kosi river has grown 2.5 times
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

There has been increased transformation of forests to agricultural and pastoral land in the middle hills of Nepal, which considerably adds to the flood damage in India. There was a rise in the yearly runoff in the Sapt Kosi from the 1950s until the 1980s, The state government has made about 3000 km of embankments, but the flow of the river has increased 2.5 times causing in the failure of embankments in every flood.

Above details show all of the above answers are the correct. Thus the correct option is D.