A report on Terai and Sharda River
After 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.
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Himalayas
2 linksThe Himalayas, or Himalaya, are a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
The Himalayas, or Himalaya, are a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
Further 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.
It also forms a barrier for the monsoon winds, keeping them from traveling northwards, and causing heavy rainfall in the Terai region.
Ghaghara
2 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
1 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.
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.
Lakhimpur Kheri district
1 linksLargest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal.
Largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal.
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.
The district is within the Terai lowlands at the base of the Himalayas, with several rivers and lush green vegetation.
Shuklaphanta National Park
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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.
Kanchanpur District
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Kanchanpur District (कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला ), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in the Terai plain, is one of seventy seven districts of Nepal.
The main rivers of the region are Mahakali, Jobuda, Chaudhary, Mohana, Syal, Banhara, Sanbora and Doda
Mahakali Zone
0 linksOne of the fourteen zones located in the Far-Western Development Region of Nepal, covering an area of 6,205 km2 in the most western part of the country.
One of the fourteen zones located in the Far-Western Development Region of Nepal, covering an area of 6,205 km2 in the most western part of the country.
It stretches along Nepal's far western border with India, marked by the Kali River or Mahakali River.
The zone covers the Himalayan range including Api Peak in the North, Hill valleys, Inner Terai valleys such as Patan Municipality in Baitadi District in the center and the outer Terai in the South.