Kalapani River

The Kalapani River is an eastern headwater of the Sharda River, near the border between Nepal and India. It is fed by numerous small springs and underground waters. The river borders the Nepalese zone of Mahakali and the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Kalapani disputed area

The Kalapani disputed area is located in the Greater Himalayas along the border of India, China and Nepal. It is located near the headwaters of the main Kali River and has long been controlled by India over objections by Nepal. Nepal claims that the river to the west of Kalapani is the main Kali, hence the area belongs to Nepal. But India claims that a small River named Pankhagad, to the south of Kalapani, and the ridgeline on the east side of the Kalapani area is the true border, hence the Kalapani area belongs to India. This dispute has remained unsettled from at least 1962 until the present. A joint team by both countries working in the late 2000s has not ascertained the main river (and thus the boundary) due to various problems.

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Indo-Nepal dam faces uncertain future

Deccan Herald 30 Jan 2018

A 5,600 MW power project along the Mahakali river, which flows between Nepal and Uttarakhand is yet another sub-Himalayan hydropower project causing a great deal of concern, not only among over 30,000 affected families but also environmentalists, social activists and others ... Flowing from Nepal through Uttarakhand, the river enters Uttar Pradesh, flowing south-east across the plains to join the Ghaghra river, a tributary of the Ganga....

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Nepalese MP for reviewing Pancheshwar Dam project

Hindustan Times 11 Dec 2017

... backed the bi-national 5,040 megawatts Pancheshwar Dam project on Mahakali river with rider ... Left parties earlier opposed terms of reference of the Pancheswar project on the question of origin of river Mahakali mentioned in the DPR released by India in 2003 by saying that the origin of river Mahakali from Kalapani glacier in not acceptable to them....

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Mesmerising Mansarovar

Deccan Herald 26 Oct 2017

Travel tales. Mansarovar. Beginning of this year, my friend and I decided to visit Kailash Mansarovar. However, my friend couldn’t accompany me at the last moment, so I headed out alone ... The next day’s walk was through the jungles till Gala ... On the way is Kalapani where the river Kali starts and there is a temple for goddess Kali there ... snow ... Since it rained all the time, the water level in Kali river had risen ... ....

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The Indo-Nepal Pancheshwar Dam: Here's why the project should not be taken up at all

Yahoo Daily News 24 Aug 2017

The Mahakali Treaty lays down that a 6,480 megawatt hydroelectricity project is to be constructed on a stretch of the Mahakali river on the India-Nepal border.  ... The Mahakali river originates in the Kalapani region, which is under Indian occupation, pointed out Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, who closely monitors the Pancheshwar project. ....

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New China of 21st century is ‘Goebbelsian’

Deccan Chronicle 13 Aug 2017

For information of all, Kalapani has absolutely nothing to do with anything other than that it is well inside Indian territory, from where the River Kali originates ... Hence, it is hereby pointed out that Kalapani came to India vide Treaty of Sigauli in November 28, 1815, after the Anglo-Nepal war wherein River Kali constitutes, and continues as, the mutually recognised and accepted India-Nepal border. ....

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Chinese threat of entering Uttarakhand’s Kalapani area should not be taken lightly: Experts

Hindustan Times 09 Aug 2017

Experts said on Wednesday India should take the Chinese threat of entering Kalapani in Uttarakhand, which has come amid a seven-week military standoff with China at Doklam in Sikkim, seriously to keep an eye on “activities across the border” ... Kalapani is considered as the origin of Kali River that flows from Nepal and enters Uttarakhand....

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China won’t gain strategic advantage if they enter India through Kalapani: Def experts

The Times of India 09 Aug 2017

“There is no point in China trying to enter India via Kalapani because they also know that they will not reach any strategically important place from there ... Kalapani has been on the ancient trade and pilgrim route to Tibet for several centuries ... Nepal claims that the river to the west of Kalapani is the main Kali, hence the area belongs to Nepal ... The issue of Kalapani has flared up nationalist sentiments in Nepal from time to time....

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Bajura VDCs at high risk of erosion

The Himalayan 19 Aug 2016

Settlements in Pantali, Kalapani of Kailashmandau, Basali of Brahmatola and Belkatya, Phalasain and Nimani of Kuldevmandau VDCs have been at risk of erosion for the past ten to twelve years due to floods in the rivers ... “The rivers are approaching our human settlement; we don’t know when they will sweep away the whole village,” he added....

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