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Mahakali River
Mahakali river The Mahakali, a sriver between Nepal and India (forming the western international border between Nepal and India), originates from the Greater Himalayas at Kalapaani (there is a long lingering dispute over territory with Nepal) at an altitude of 3600 m, in the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand, India, joins with the Gori Ganga at Jauljibi, which in turn joins the Saryu River at Pancheshwar. (The area around Pancheshwar is called 'Kali Kumaon'). Kalapani is situated on Kailash Lake Mansarovar trek and it is said that at this place the Great Sage Vyasa meditated and the valley is called Vyasa valley. The river is named after the Goddess Kali whose temple is situated in Kalapaani near the Lipu-Lekh pass at the border between India and Tibet (China). The river borders the Nepalese Mahakali Zone and the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was the site of the Nepalese military base prior to the Gurkha War (Anglo-Nepal War of 1814-16). The Sugauli Treaty signed by Nepal and British India in 1816, after the end of the war, locates the Mahakali River as Nepal's western boundary with India. The river flows in a gorge section in the upper region. The Mahakali after it descends into the plains into India is known as Sarda, which meets the Ghaghara (Karnali in Nepal) in Indian Territory at about 323.5 km 1 & 6 from the existing Upper Sarda Barrage at Banbasa. Mahakali flows for a length of 223 km length in Nepal and 323.5 km in India up to its confluence with Ghaghra river. 1,7 & 8 River Basin Characteristics Mahakali (Sarda in India) is one of the five major river basins of Nepal which is shared with India and has a total basin area of 14871 km2 up to Upper Sarda Barrage, about 34 per cent of which lies in Nepal. The total catchment area is 17,818 km2 up to Lower Sarda Barrage 1.
In Nepal, It lies entirely in the Far Western Region of Nepal and in the Mahakali Zone which has four administrative districts - Baitadi District with Baitadi as its headquarters, Dadeldhura District with Dadeldhura as its headquarters, Darchula District with Dadeldhura as its headquarters and Kanchanpur District with Mahendranagar as its headquarters. Kumaon of Champawat district and part of Udham Singh Nagar district fall under the Sarda basin. No large tributary joins the Sarda between Upper Sarda and Lower Sarda barrages in India. In Uttar Pradesh, part of Lakhim-Kheri district is also under the Sarda basin. Important towns and Villages The Important towns and villages of Amargadhi, Chandani, Dodhara, Dharchula Bazar, Dasrathchand, Kalika, Mahendranagar city, Patan, etc., in Nepal. Balwakote, Banbasa, Champawat, Jauljibi, National Parks in the basin The important national parks are the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal
Shuklaphanta WildLife reserve
Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal has evolved over the years from a Hunting Reserve In 1969, to the gazetted Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve in July 1976 with .an area of 155 sq .km to protect Nepal's last remaining herd of swamp deer (Cervus duvaucalli). Now it stands extended to the current size of 305 km2. It is bounded Kanchanpur District in the extreme south-western section, has a common boundary with the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the south and west which is formed by the Mahakali (Sarda), River, and is bordered on the east by the Chaudhar River and in the north by a forest belt and cultivations. The reserve supports a wide range of biodiversity, which is nationally and globally important. Primarily the vegetation types are Sal forest, Sal savanna, which is part of continuum between climax forest and grassland that is maintained by fire and floods. The reserve supports the largest population of Bengal florican Houbaropsis bengalensis (E) and swamp deer Cervus duvauceli species of birds and 24 species of Mammal.
Hydropower In Nepal, Karnali and Mahakali rivers together have hydropower potential of 36,180 MW (economically exploitable is 25,000 MW) out of a total potential of 83,000 MW. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.79.62.21 (talk) 05:50, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
