The Indian government has once again refuted Nepali media reports that some of its barrages and embankments near the border have inundated Nepali villages. ?Such reports are misleading and not only create misunderstanding between our two friendly countries but vitiate the atmosphere in which inundation problems can be successfully tackled through co-operative efforts,? the Indian Embassy said in a press statement on Wednesday. It also referred to media reports of a dam-like structure supposedly being built on the Nepali side of Laxmanpur barrage near Nepalganj. A barrage was being built, the embassy admitted, but on the Rapti ?well on the Indian side?. The barrage is not operational, and when in use it will save low-lying villages on the Indian side of the border from being flooded. The statement also stated that no dam is being constructed at Koilabas. An old reservoir straddles the India-Nepal border at Koilabas, with a gated escape on the Indian side. This escape was damaged some time ago, and due to heavy rains the discharge of water threatened to flood the Indian side. Temporary measures have been taken and there is no threat to Nepal. On the much talked about Mahalisagar, the Indian government has said it has given detailed clarifications and agreed to a joint site visit to find mutually acceptable measures to meet Nepali concerns.