A report on Sharda River, Terai and Himalayas
The Sharda River, also called Kali river and Mahakali River, originates at Kalapani in the Himalayas at an elevation of 3600 m in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, India.
- Sharda RiverThe Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
- TeraiAfter Brahmadev Mandi near Tanakpur, it enters the Terai plains, where it is called Sharda River.
- Sharda RiverThe Terai is crossed by the large perennial Himalayan rivers Yamuna, Ganges, Sarda, Karnali, Narayani and Kosi that have each built alluvial fans covering thousands of square kilometres below their exits from the hills.
- TeraiFurther west, the border with India follows the Sarda River and provides a trade route into China, where on the Tibetan plateau lies the high peak of Gurla Mandhata.
- HimalayasIt also forms a barrier for the monsoon winds, keeping them from traveling northwards, and causing heavy rainfall in the Terai region.
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Ghaghara
0 linksPerennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.
Perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.
The Karnali cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India.
The Bheri-Babai project aims to generate electricity and supply additional water to the Babai Irrigation Scheme in the Terai by diverting 40 m3/s of water from the Bheri River into the Babai River.
Kumaon division
0 linksRevenue and administrative division in the Indian State of Uttarakhand.
Revenue and administrative division in the Indian State of Uttarakhand.
However, all the major cities of the region like Haldwani, Rudrapur and Kashipur are concentrated in the southern plain areas of Bhabar and Terai.
The Kumaon region consists of a large Himalayan tract, together with two submontane strips called the Terai and the Bhabar.
Rivers such as Gori, Dhauli, and Kali rise chiefly in the southern slope of the Tibetan watershed north of the loftiest peaks, amongst which they make their way down valleys of rapid declivity and extraordinary depth.