INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sharda River, also called Kali River and Mahakali River, originates at Kalapani in the Himalayas at an elevation of 3, 600 m (11, 800 ft) in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, India. It flows along Nepal’s western border with India and has a basin area of 14, 871 km2 (5, 742 sq mi).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kali River forms the boundary between India and Nepal in this region.

Detailed explanation-3: -River Kali is the largest and the most important river of the Kumaon region. It forms the border between India and Nepal, draining both Eastern Kumaon and Western Nepal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kali River is the headwater stream of the Mahakali River. The river got its various names from the inhabitants, residing on the different side of the Indo-Nepal border. The Kali River is referred to as Kali Gad or Kali Ganga in Uttarakhand, where it separates Nepal’s western border with India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The dispute is mainly because of the varying interpretation of the origin of the river and its various tributaries that slice through the mountains. While Nepal’s claim of the territory east of Kali is based on the Limpiyadhura origin, India says the river actually takes the name Kali near Kalapani.