Kali River
Kali River rises from the Bigger Himalayas at Kalapaani, which is located
in the Pithoragarh district.River rises from the Bigger Himalayas at Kalapaani at an height of
3600 metres, which is located in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. The
river is named after Goddess Kali, whose temple is located at Kalapaani near
the Lipu Lekh pass at the border of India and Tibet. On its higher route from
Kalapani to Tanakpur, the River Kali forms a nonstop eastern boundary with
Nepal. Having its origin in the trans Himalayan zone, the waterway is called
Sharda in the plains.
The Kali River merges with the Gori Ganga at Jauljibi where a fair
is detained each year. The Kali River then join the Saryu River at Pancheshwar
and therefore the area around Pancheshwar is called ` Kali Kumaon`. Belonging
to the Ganges river system, the Kali River lastly merges with the Ganga.
The river has huge potential for irrigational reason and
generation of hydroelectricity and therefore there has been a future dam at
Pancheshwar.
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| Sharda River/Kali River |
The Sharda River joins with the Gori Ganga at Jauljibi, a place renowned
for its yearly trade fair. It the joins with the River Karnali and adopts a new
name River Sarayu in Bahraich region till it meets with River Ganges. The area
around Pancheshwar is called 'Kali Kumaon'. Kali descends in plains and called
by the name of Sharda.
The Pancheswar Barrier, a joint venture with Nepal for irrigation
and hydro-electric power cohort will soon be construct on the Sarayu or Kali
River.[1] The Tanakpur Hydroelectric Project (120MW) was specially made in
April 1993 by the NHPC[2], with a Barrage on the Sharda River near the town of
Tanakpur in the region of Champawat.
In 2007, the river became the focus of media notice, due to the
Kali river goonch attacks,
The river, continue down as a natural border between India and Nepal
and flows through some of the scenic valleys in Uttarakhand. Pancheshwar is well-known
for its fishing spots. Preliminary from Pancheswar, the river pace increase,
and there is some extremely good white water which awaits. There are a numeral
of class II and class III rapids, and one class IV fast called 'Chuka'.
