Nepal has requested India to open all the doors of Koshi barrage to prevent any further damages.

Foreign Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, through a tweet, informed the request was made through Indian embassy in Kathmandu.

तराईका अधिकांश स्थानमा डुवान भई जनजीवन प्रभावित भएकाले थप क्षती हुन नदिन सबै बाँध खोल्न भारतीय दुतावासमार्फत सम्बन्धित पक्षलाई आग्रह गर्दछु

— KRISHNA BDR MAHARA (@BdrMahara) August 12, 2017

'I have requested concerned side through Indian embassy to open all doors of Koshi barrage to prevent further loss of lives and properties,' read Mahara's tweet.

Earlier, a meeting of Home Ministry had requested the Foreign Ministry to take diplomatic initiatives to open the doors of the barrage.

'I have requested concerned side through Indian embassy to open all doors of Koshi barrage to prevent further loss of lives and properties,' read Mahara's tweet.

The decision was made after water flow in the river reached dangerous level due to heavy rainfall for the past two days.