Why is it in the news?
Uttarakhand CM laid the foundation stone of Sharda River corridor at Tanakpur.
Development highlights the river's geographical and transboundary importance.
Category: Geography
Important Points:
● Transboundary river of northern India and western Nepal
● Rises as Kali River on eastern slopes of Nanda Devi massif
● Origin in Great Himalayas of Uttarakhand
● Forms border between Uttarakhand and Nepal
● Enters Indo-Gangetic Plain at Barmdeo Mandi (Nepal)
● Known as Sharda River below Sharda Barrage
● Joins Ghaghara River southwest of Bahraich
● Total course about 300 miles (480 km)
● Major tributaries: Dhauliganga, Goriganga, Sarju
● Sharda Barrage near Banbasa source of Sharda Canal (completed 1930)