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Four teens died after being swept away while bathing in the Sharda River recently.

About Sharda River

The Sharda River is the downstream of the Kāli River (or Mahakali River), which originates in the northern Uttarakhand state of India in the Great Himalayas on the eastern slopes of the Nanda Devi massif. It is located in the Pithoragarh district at an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft).

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Course of the Sharda River

• It originates as the Kali River in the far northern region of Uttarakhand state, situated on the eastern slopes of the Nanda Devi massif in the Great Himalayas.
• The river then flows in a general south-southwest direction, where it serves as the border between Nepal and Uttarakhand.
• At Barmdeo Mandi (Nepal), it enters the Indo-Gangetic Plain after descending from the mountains and broadening above the Sharda Barrage. The Sharda River is the name given to it below that location.
• After a journey of approximately 300 miles (480 km), the Sharda flows southeastward into India, passing through the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. It then intersects with the Ghaghara River, a tributary of the Ganges, southwest of Bahraich. 

Tributaries of Sharda River

• Dhauliganga
• Goriganga
• Sarju

Dams on the Sharda River

• Known variously as the Sarayu River and the Kali River, this waterway was the site of a 1995 proposal for the Pancheshwar Dam, a Nepalese and Indian joint venture to create hydroelectric power and facilitate irrigation.  
• Political shifts in both Nepal and India have contributed to the impasse over the 5,600 MW Pancheshwar multipurpose dam project. Resumption of negotiations occurred in 2013 when the project's importance was once again felt.

Source: TOI