Kali River

The Kali River or Sharda River, also known as "Kutiyangdi" by locals, is a river in Nepal, which subsequently flows through the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the head-water stream of the Mahakali River, which has a different name depending on which side of the Indo-Nepal border the speaker is from. It is often called Mahakali on one side, or Sharda River/ Sarada from the Indo-Nepal border to Ghaghra River (referred to in Nepal as Karnali River).[1]

The river has significant hydro-power potential, and hence the joint Pancheswor Multipurpose Project has been agreed upon by India and Nepal. The project addresses storage issues and has been designed to generate more than 6000 MW of electricity. While also creating significant benefits of irrigation, the reservoir controls monsoon floods and provides regulated flows downstream.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Indusnettechnologies, Goutam Pal, Dipak K S, SWD. "Rivers : District of Pithoragarh , Uttarakhand, India". pithoragarh.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  2. ↑ shahnawaz sheikh


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