A report on Sharda River, Terai and Lakhimpur Kheri district

Aerial view of Terai plains near Biratnagar, Nepal
Sharda River near Lower Sharda Barrage, Lakhimpur Kheri
The light green areas indicate the Terai in Nepal
Sharda River near Sharda Barrage
Jungle in Uttarakhand
Swamp deer
Bajaj Hindusthan Limited (BHL) sugar plant, Gola Gokarannath
Zafar Ali Naqvi as Chief Guest for the prize distribution ceremony of IT festival – Nerdz 2003, New Delhi
Teerth-Kund at Shiv Temple, Gola Gokarannath
Frog temple

After Brahmadev Mandi near Tanakpur, it enters the Terai plains, where it is called Sharda River.

- Sharda River

The 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.

- Terai

The Bachhils probably ruled over the northern and western parts of Lakhimpur Kheri district, and they had strongholds at Barkhar, near Muhamdi; Kamp, on the Sarda; Nigohi, in modern Shahjahanpur district; and Garh Gajana near Dewal.

- Lakhimpur Kheri district

Uttar Pradesh: Pilibhit district, Lakhimpur Kheri district, Bahraich district, Shravasti district, Balrampur district, Siddharthnagar district, Maharajganj district

- Terai

In Uttar Pradesh, part of Lakhimpur Kheri district is also under the Sharda basin.

- Sharda River

The district is within the Terai lowlands at the base of the Himalayas, with several rivers and lush green vegetation.

- Lakhimpur Kheri district

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Ghaghara

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Perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.

Perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.

Source of Karnali River
Ghaghara River in Faizabad is also known as Sarayu river
Lake Manasarovar in Tibet near the source of the Karnali River
Ghaghra river in Sitapur
Karnali River in Humla, Nepal
Karnali River in Nepal
Fish from Karnali River on sale in a shop at Chisapani, Kailali, Nepal
Gangetic dolphin
Cable-stayed bridge over the Karnali River in Chisapani, western Nepal

The Karnali cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India.

In India, the administrative districts in the Ghaghra catchment are Ambedkar Nagar, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Barabanki, Basti, Ballia, Bahraich, Deoria, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Mau, Sitapur of Uttar Pradesh and Siwan district in Bihar.

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.