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Chaku River
Chaku River is a tributary of Bhotekoshi River. The river is located in Sindhupalchowk District of central Nepal. Infrastructures The river has a large hydropower potential and a number of projects are under development such as * Chaku Khola Hydropower Station * Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station * Lower Chaku Khola Hydropower Station See also * List of rivers of Nepal References Rivers of Bagmati Province {{Sindhupalchowk-geo-stub ...
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Bhotekoshi River
Bhote Koshi in Nepal and Poiqu in Tibet, both names roughly mean "Tibetan river," is the name given to the upper course (main tributary) of the Sun Kosi river. It is part of the Koshi River system in Nepal.Shrestha, A. B., Eriksson, M., Mool, P., Ghimire, P., Mishra, B., & Khanal, N. R. (2010). Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of Sun Koshi basin, Nepal. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1(2): 157–169. Names and etymology ''Bhotekoshi'' is the Nepalese name ( ne, भोटे कोशी, translit=Bhōṭē kōśī). In Nepali language, the word "bhoṭe" or "bhoṭiyā" means Tibetan; and the word "kosi" means river. As such the name is not unique, the western tributary of the upper Dudh Koshi is also called Bhote Koshi. ''Poiqu'' () is the common name for the river on the Chinese side. It is also transliterated as Boqu via Chinese (). and as Po Chu by early 1990s Everest expeditions. This name means "River of Tibet." This is not a unique name, as it is also a ...
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Sindhupalchowk District
Sindhupalchowk District ( ne, सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला ) is a part of Bagmati Province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, with an area of . The district's headquarters is in Chautara. In 2006, 336,478 people resided in 79 village development committees, in 2011 there were 287,798.Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal


Geography

The climatic zones found in the district comprise:


Demographics

At the time of the , Sindhupalchok District had a population of 287,798. Of these, ...
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Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
Chaku Khola Hydropower Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 3 MW. The power station is located in Sindhupalchok District, Nepal. The plant is operated by Alliance Power Nepal, an IPP. Accidents *2015 October: The project was severely damaged due to aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,964 people and injured 21,952 more. It occurred at on Saturday, 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 Mw or 8.1 Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of X (''Extreme .... *2019 July: Two staffs were killed due to flood in the river. See also * Nepal Electricity Authority * List of power stations in Nepal References Hydroelectric power stations in Nepal Run-of-the-river power stations Buildings and structures in Sindhupalchowk District {{Nepal-stub ...
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Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
Middle Chaku Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: मध्य चाकु खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Sindhupalchok District of Nepal. The flow from Chaku River is used to generate 1.8 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Laughing Budha Power Nepal, an IPP IPP may refer to: Organisations * Independent Power Producer, electric power generator * India Pride Project, recovering stolen Indian artefacts * Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (Institute of Plant Protection), Italy * Max-Planck-Insti ... of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2069-11-15BS. The generation licence will expire in 2102-12-06 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority. See also * List of power stations in Nepal References Hydroelectric power statio ...
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Lower Chaku Khola Hydropower Station
Lower Chaku Khola Hydropower Station (Nepali: तल्लो चाकु खोला जलविद्युत आयोजना) is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Sindhupalchok District of Nepal. The flow from Lower Chaku River, a tributary of Bhote Koshi River, is used to generate 1.8 MW electricity. The plant is owned and developed by Laughing Buddha Power Nepal Pvt. Ltd, an IPP of Nepal. The plant started generating electricity from 2070-04-24 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2100-05-08 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. The power station is connected to the national grid and the electricity is sold to Nepal Electricity Authority. See also *Chaku Khola Hydropower Station Chaku Khola Hydropower Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station with an installed capacity of 3 MW. The power station is located in Sindhupalchok District, Nepal. The plant is operated by Alliance Power Nepal, an IPP. Accid ...
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List Of Rivers Of Nepal
This is a list of rivers of Nepal, east to west. This list is arranged by drainage basin, indented to show the structure of confluences. Tributaries rising inside India are not shown. The basin is generally categorized into ten major basins as listed below. Kankai river basin *Kankai River ** Mai River ** Yubragyi river Koshi river basin *Koshi River ** Tamor *** Mewa River **** Palun Khola *** Ghunsa River **** Yamatari river ** Arun ** Sunkoshi *** Chaku River ***Bhairabkunda River ***Dudh Koshi ****Imja Khola ****Hongu River **** Solu River *** Likhu Khola ***Bhote Koshi *** Tama Koshi ***Indravati River **** Melamchi River Bagmati river basin *Bagmati River **Kamala River **Lakhandei River **Bisnumati River Gandaki river basin *Gandaki River (Narayani) (Kali Gandaki) **Binai River **East Rapti River ***Karra River *** Kukhreni River **Trishuli River *** Langtang River ***Seti Gandaki River ***Marshyangdi **** Chhandi River ***Budhi Gandaki River ** Nisi River **M ...
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