Kosi Barrage
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Kosi Barrage is a major flood-control and irrigation structure built across the Kosi River near the India–Nepal border.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kosi Barrage canonical | 6 |
| Koshi Barrage | 1 |
| Kosi Canal system | 1 |
| Kosi Project | 1 |
| Kosi River embankment system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1351931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kosi Barrage Context triple: [Kosi, hasDam, Kosi Barrage]
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A.
Guddu Barrage
Guddu Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for distributing water to agricultural lands in Sindh and Balochistan.
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B.
Prakasam Barrage
Prakasam Barrage is a major masonry dam and road bridge in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, that regulates the Krishna River and supports irrigation and water supply for the surrounding region.
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C.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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D.
Okhla Barrage
Okhla Barrage is a major dam and bridge structure on the Yamuna River near Delhi, India, used for irrigation, flood control, and regulating water flow.
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E.
Ralco Dam
Ralco Dam is a major hydroelectric power plant in Chile, known for its large reservoir and controversial impact on the local environment and indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kosi Barrage Target entity description: Kosi Barrage is a major flood-control and irrigation structure built across the Kosi River near the India–Nepal border.
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A.
Guddu Barrage
Guddu Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for distributing water to agricultural lands in Sindh and Balochistan.
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B.
Prakasam Barrage
Prakasam Barrage is a major masonry dam and road bridge in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, that regulates the Krishna River and supports irrigation and water supply for the surrounding region.
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C.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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D.
Okhla Barrage
Okhla Barrage is a major dam and bridge structure on the Yamuna River near Delhi, India, used for irrigation, flood control, and regulating water flow.
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E.
Ralco Dam
Ralco Dam is a major hydroelectric power plant in Chile, known for its large reservoir and controversial impact on the local environment and indigenous communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrage
ⓘ
dam ⓘ flood-control structure ⓘ irrigation infrastructure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| builtBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| connects |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| crosses |
Kosi
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosi River
|
| designedFor |
reducing flood risk in North Bihar
ⓘ
taming the Kosi River ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
risk of overtopping during extreme floods
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Kosi Barrage
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosi Canal system
Kosi Mahasetu (Kosi Mega Bridge) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGates | 56 ⓘ |
| hasTollRoad | yes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in controlling Kosi River floods
ⓘ
supporting irrigation in North Bihar ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.15 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saptari District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bhimnagar
ⓘ
Birpur ⓘ Hanuman Nagar ⓘ Indo-Nepal border ⓘ
surface form:
India–Nepal border
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Kosi
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosi River
|
| managesWaterFor |
Bihar
ⓘ
Terai ⓘ
surface form:
Terai region of Nepal
eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Saptari District
ⓘ
surface form:
Saptari
Supaul ⓘ |
| opened | 1963 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of Bihar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kosi Barrage
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kosi Project
|
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydropower potential regulation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| region |
Terai
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Terai
|
| strategicImportance | transboundary water management between India and Nepal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kosi Barrage Description of subject: Kosi Barrage is a major flood-control and irrigation structure built across the Kosi River near the India–Nepal border.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Koshi Barrage
this entity surface form:
Kosi Project
this entity surface form:
Kosi Canal system
this entity surface form:
Kosi River embankment system