A report on Sharda River, Terai and Shuklaphanta National Park

Aerial view of Terai plains near Biratnagar, Nepal
Barasingha in Shuklaphanta National Park
Sharda River near Lower Sharda Barrage, Lakhimpur Kheri
The light green areas indicate the Terai in Nepal
Yellow-eyed babbler
Jungle in Uttarakhand

Shuklaphanta National Park is a national park in the Terai of the Far-Western Region, Nepal, covering 305 km2 of open grasslands, forests, riverbeds and tropical wetlands at an elevation of 174 to 1386 m. It is bounded by the Mahakali river in the west and south.

- Shuklaphanta National Park

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

Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in 1976

- Terai

Notable national parks are Shuklaphanta National Park in Nepal and Dudhwa National Park in India.

- Sharda River

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