Naming of province No. 1New name "Koshi Pradesh"

SILANYASH E14

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Name of province no 1 new name "Koshi Pradesh"

Geographical activity

State no. 1 covers 25,905 km2 of the total area of Nepal. The province is divided into three parts on the basis of topography: the Himalayas in the north, the hills in the middle and the Terai in the south of Nepal, and varies in altitude from 70 meters to 8,848.86 meters above sea level. There is a valley called Inner Terai between the Mahabharata Range and the Churia Range to the west of the river Koshi and the Char Koshe bush of the Terai stretching from east to west. Churai range, Mahabharata range and some parts of this region are suitable for agriculture but some parts are not. The Himalayan region, in the north, consists of several mountain ranges. Mahalangur, Kumbhakarna, Umvek, Lumba Sumba and Janaka are some of them. The world's highest mountain, Everest (8848.86 meters); And the third highest mountain Kanchenjunga (8598 meters) is also in this province. The lowest point in Nepal, Kechna Kaval at 70 meters, is located in the Jhapa district of the province. There are also many river basins and gentle slopes. The Chure, Mahabharata, several basins, tars and valleys form the Terai region. Between the Churia and the Mahabharata lie the lowlands of the interior Terai. River Koshi with its seven tributaries flows through this region; Indravati, Likhu, Tamur, Dudhkoshi, Arun, Tamakoshi and Bhote Koshi (Sunkoshi). The vegetation found here is tundra vegetation, coniferous forests, deciduous monsoon forests and sub-tropical evergreen forests. It has sub-tropical, temperate, sub-temperate and alpine and tundra types of climate. State no. 1 also includes snow-capped peaks including Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Solukhumbu with Makalu, Sankhuwasabha and towards the north Taplejung district, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Bhojpur, Tehrathum, Ilam and central forested hilly areas of Panchthar. Fertile plains of Udaipur, Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa. State no. 1 includes places like Haleshi Mahadev Temple, Pathibhara Temple and Barahkshetra, which are famous religious pilgrimage sites for Hindus.

Name of province no 1 new name "Koshi Pradesh"

   Although this province was established on October 3, 2072, there was a delay in naming. 

Despite the naming of 6 provinces out of 7 provinces of Nepal, province no. There was a dispute about what to name 1. Both "Kirat Pradesh" and "Sagarmata Pradesh" proposals for its name were tabled in the state assembly last year. But B.S. Province 1 has been renamed as "Koshi Province" by the meeting of the State Assembly dated 2079-11-17. Along with this the last named province is "Koshi Pradesh".

Koshi Province district name are 

-Bhojpur

Dhankuta

-Illam 

-Jhapa

-Khotang

-Morang

-Okhaldhunga

-Panchthar

-sangkhawasabha

-Solukhumbu

-Sunsari

Taplejung

-Tehrathum

-Udayapur

Power stations in Koshi province:

• Mai Hydropower Station is one of station located in Illam and was established in 2014 producing 22 MW energy.
• Puwa Khola Hydropower Station is located in Illam with capacity of 6.2 MW energy and was established in 1999.
• Chatara Hydropower Station is located in Sunsari District with production capacity of 3.2 MW energy. It was established in 1996.
• Iwa Khola Hydropower Project was established in 2018–19.
• Upper Mai Hydropower Station is located in Illam with a capacity of 12 MW.
• Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower Station is located in Bhojpur with a capacity of 5 MW.
• Hewa Khola-A Hydroelectric Project is located in Pachthar with a capacity of 14.9 MW.
• Jogmai Khola Hydropower Station is located in Illam with a capacity of 7.6 MW.
• Upper Puwa-1 Hydropower Station is located in Illam with a capacity of 3 MW.
• Upper Mai-C Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established with a capacity of 6.1 MW.
• Kabeli B1 Hydropower Station is located in Pachthar and established in 2019 with a capacity of 25 MW.
• Lower Hewa Hydropower Station is located in Pachthar and established in 2017 with a capacity of 21.6 MW.
• Mai Cascade Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established in 2014 with a capacity of 8 MW.
• Puwa Khola-1 Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established in 2014 with a capacity of 4 MW.
• Solu Hydropower Station is located in Solukhumbu and established in 2016 with a capacity of 23.5 MW.
• Molun Khola Small Hydropower Station is located in Okhaldhunga and established in 2019 with a capacity of 7 MW.
• Upper Khorunga Hydropower Station is located in Tehrathum and established in 2018 with a capacity of 7.5 MW.
• Super Mai Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established in 2020 with a capacity of 7.8 MW.
• Super Mai-A Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established in 2020 with a capacity of 9.6 MW.
• Super Mai Khola Cascade Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established in 2020 with a capacity of 3.8 MW.
• Mai Khola Small Hydropower Station is located in Illam and established in 2008 with a capacity of 4.5 MW.
• Sapsup Khola Hydropower  is located in Khotang

Highways in Koshi Province

SN          Highway Number             Length   Terminus             Note

1              NH01    135        Kakarbhitta, Koshi Barrage           Interprovincial NH

2              NH02    352        Kechana, Gharila Pass     Provincial NH

3              NH03    525        Chiyo Bhanjyang, Bahadura Khola             Interprovincial NH

4              NH04    15           Birtamod, Chandragadhi               Provincial NH

5              NH05    124        Mechipul, Laukahi           Interprovincial NH

6              NH06    135        Chatara, Ganeshchowk   Provincial NH

7              NH07    48           Chatara, Koshi new bridge            Interprovincial NH

8              NH08    320        Biratnagar, Kimathanka  Provincial NH

9              NH09    250        Bahundangi, Baireni        Interprovincial NH

10            NH10    92           Basantapur, Bohoratar   Provincial NH

11            NH11    19           Phikkal Bazar, Chhabbise               Provincial NH

12            NH12    163        Ghurmi, Barkhadanda     Provincial NH

13            NH14    40           Basaha, Phattehpur         Interprovincial NH

14            NH16    111        Siswari bridge, Mohure  Interprovincial NH

15            NH20    161        Jyamire, Salleri   Interprovincial NH

16            NH23    108        Diktel, Pekarnas Interprovincial NH

17            NH73    25           Surunga, Lasunganj         Provincial NH

18            NH74    50           Biplate, Sandakpur           Provincial NH

19            NH75    135        Ghorepani, Basa              Provincial NH

20            NH76    44           Chisapani, Rabi  Provincial NH

21            NH78    100        Damak ringroad Provincial NH

22            NH80    12.29     Cancer Hospital, Belsot  Interprovincial NH

Airports in Koshi:

Bhojpur Airport (Bhojpur)

Biratnagar Airport (Biratnagar)

Kangel Danda Airport (Kangel, Solukhumbu)

Man Maya Airport (Khanidanda, Khotang)

Thamkharka Airport (Khotang Bazar)

Lamidanda Airport (Lamidanda, Khotang)

Tenzing-Hillary Airport (Lukla, Solukhumbu)

Phaplu Airport (Phaplu, Solukhumbu)

Rumjatar Airport (Rumjatar, Okhladhunga)

Syangboche Airport (Syangboche, Solukhumbu)

Taplejung Airport (Taplejung)

Tumlingtar Airport (Tumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha)

Bhadrapur Airport (Bhadrapur, Jhapa)

 list of mountains in Koshi Pradesh

The northern part of Koshi Pradesh has the highest mountain in the world

Mountain/peak  metres  feet        Section  Notes

Mount Everest   8,848.86              29,032   Khumbu Mahalangur      Earth's highest peak from sea level

Kanchenjunga     8,586     28,169   Northern Kangchenjunga             3rd highest on Earth

Lhotse   8,516     27,940   Everest Group  4th highest

Makalu  8,463     27,766   Makalu Mahalangur        5th highest

Cho Oyu               8,201     26,906   Khumbu Mahalangur      6th highest

Gyachung Kang  7,952     26,089   Khumbu Mahalangur      between Everest and Cho Oyu

Nuptse  7,861     25,791   Everest Group  319 metres prominence from Lhotse

Jannu     7,711     25,299   Kumbhakarna Kangchenjunga    

Kabru     7,412     24,318   Singalila Kangchenjunga              

Kirat Chuli           7,365     24,163   Kangchenjunga                

Nangpai Gosum 7,350     24,114   Khumbu Mahalangur     

Chamlang            7,321     24,019   Barun Mahalangur          #79 in the world

Pumori  7,161     23,494   Khumbu Mahalangur      First ascent 1962

Baruntse              7,129     23,389   Barun Mahalangur          First ascent 1954

Ama Dablam       6,812     22,349   Barun Mahalangur          "Mother and her necklace"

Kangtega             6,782     22,251   Barun Mahalangur          First ascent 1963

Cho Polu              6,735     22,096   Barun Mahalangur          First ascent 1999

Lingtren               6,714     22,028   Khumbu Mahalangur      First ascent 1935

Num Ri  6,677     21,906   Barun Mahalangur          First ascent 2002

Khumbutse          6,640     21,785   Khumbu Mahalangur      First mountain west of Everest

Thamserku          6,623     21,729   Barun Mahalangur          First ascent 1964

Pangboche          6,620     21,719   Kutang Himal    

Taboche              6,542     21,463   Khumbu Mahalangur      First ascent 1974

Mera Peak          6,476     21,247   Himalayas           Trekking peak

Cholatse              6,440     21,129   Khumbu Mahalangur      Connected to Taboche

Kusum Kangguru              6,367     20,889   Barun Mahalangur          Trekking peak (difficult)

Ombigaichan      6,340     20,801   Barun Mahalangur         

Kongde Ri           6,187     20,299   Barun Mahalangur          Trekking peak (difficult)

Imja Tse               6,160     20,210   Khumbu Mahalangur      Also known as Island Peak. Popular trekking peak.

Lobuche               6,145     20,161   Khumbu Mahalangur      Trekking peak

Nirekha 6,069     19,911   Khumbu Mahalangur      Trekking peak (difficult)

Pokalde 5,806     19,049   Khumbu Mahalangur      Trekking peak (moderate)

Mount Khumbila               5,761     18,901   Mahalangur       Unclimbed

Kala Patthar        5,545     18,192   Khumbu Mah     Popular hiking peak below Pumori

Gokyo Ri              5,357     17,575   Himalayas           Popular hiking peak