Mechi (Mahananda)
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| location | Districts Ilam , Jhapa ( Nepal ), Bihar , West Bengal ( India ) |
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| River system | Ganges | |
| Drain over | Mahananda → Ganges → Indian Ocean | |
| Headwaters | Southwest flank of the Singalila ridge 26 ° 55 ′ 28 ″ N , 88 ° 7 ′ 9 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1500 m | |
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Mahananda Coordinates: 26 ° 13 ′ 46 " N , 87 ° 57 ′ 5" E, 26 ° 13 ′ 46 " N , 87 ° 57 ′ 5" E
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| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Right tributaries | Biring Khola | |
| Medium-sized cities | Mechinagar | |
| Small towns | Bhadrapur | |
The Mechi ( Nepali मेची नदी ) is a right tributary of the Mahananda in Nepal and India .
The Mechi rises on the southwest flank of the Singalila ridge , which forms part of the Mahabharat chain . The headwaters are located in the east of the Nepalese district of Ilam not far from the Indian border. The easternmost administrative zone of Nepal is named after the river. The Mechi initially flows in a south-westerly and later in a south-easterly direction through the mountains in the Ilam district. Finally he reaches the Indian-Nepalese border. The river turns south and flows through the Terai and the north of the Ganges plain . It forms the state border between Nepal and India for about 55 km. On the right bank of the river, on the Nepalese side, lies the Jhapa district with the cities of Mechinagar and Bhadrapur . On the opposite bank lies the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal and, further downstream, the Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar . The Mechi flows through the Kishanganj district for the last 20 km. The Mechi finally joins the Mahananda 15 km north of the district capital Kishanganj on the right . The mechi has a length of approx. 100 km.
There are plans to divert some of the river water from the Koshi east to the Mechi for irrigation purposes.
