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Saptakoshi
Saptakoshi may refer to: * Koshi River The Kosi or Koshi is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onw ..., also called Saptakoshi in Nepal ** Saptakoshi High Dam, Dam in Nepal constructed on Koshi River * Saptakoshi Municipality, a municipality in Saptari District, Nepal {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koshi River
The Kosi or Koshi is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onwards, the Kosi River is also known as the Saptakoshi (, ) for its seven upper tributaries. These include the Tamur River originating from the Kanchenjunga area in the east and Arun River, China-Nepal, Arun River and the Sun Kosi from Tibet. The Sun Koshi's tributaries from east to west are the Dudh Koshi, Likhu Khola, Tamakoshi River, Bhote Koshi and Indravati River, Nepal, Indravati. The Saptakoshi crosses into northern Bihar, India where it branches into distributary, distributaries before joining the Ganges near Kursela in Katihar district. The Kosi is the third-largest tributary of the Ganges by water discharge after the Ghaghara and the Yamuna. The Kosi is long and drains an area of about in Tibet, Nepal and Bihar.Nayak, J. (1996). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saptakoshi High Dam
Saptakosi High Dam, also called Koshi High Dam, is a multipurpose project proposed to be constructed on the Saptakoshi River of Nepal. The project is primarily aimed to control floods in south-eastern Nepal and northern Bihar of India, and to generate hydro power. An issue subsequently coming with this project is Nepal’s access to sea port via 165 km long navigation canal linking to Calcutta sea port through River Ganges. After catastrophe (Koshi changing course breaking the embankments) by erosion of embankments Koshi Barrage in 2008 and the 52 year old barrage's decaying life has given additional pressure to both governmentsAdhikary, Dhruba (5 September 2008)"For Prachanda, a tale of two cities" ''Asia Times''. Retrieved on 29 September 2008. for thinking about its alternative. Both governments of India and Nepal have begun studies for the preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) of the Project and ''Sun Kosi Storage-cum-Diversion Scheme''. A Joint Project Office ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
