Thus, it would be better, if Bihar Govt. also be invited to represent in tripartite meeting comprising of Govt. of Nepal.Govt. of India & Sate Govt. of Bihar. It would be also advisable if Nepal-Indo Kosi Develpment Board be constituted comprising of Union Minister of Water Resorces, Govt. of India, Minister of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar & Minister of Irrigation, Nepal Govt. & Secretaries of Irrigation Deptt.of Nepal Govt., Union Govt.of India & State Govt. of Bihar. along with their respective chief Engineers to be nominated as its ex-officio members to look after development of Kosi. as whole & how best its water could be utilized in both the countries. It would be also advisable, if the Ganges whose beds & catchments have been filled in with silts must be removed & cleaned regularly so that water flow in the Ganges is there in full swing. Had it been so, excessive water of Koki could not have taken new course in Bihar by moving in abandoned centaury old canal and caused huge devastation. In this contest, it would not be out of place to mention that the report of the Second Bihar Irrigation Commission headed by the then Minister,Jagadanand is worth mentioning. To which the present Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar was a member of that commission Had they followed its findings, the North Bihar could have been saved from ravages of floods & huge money could have been saved.. Let us urge the concerned authorities to go through the findings of the said commission and
