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Mewa River is a major tributory of Tamur River which forms a part of Saptakoshi River system. The river is located in Taplejung district of eastern Nepal.[1] The Mewa river converges with the Tamur river near the Hangdrung village.[2]

Biodiversity

The Mewa river valley has a landscape lying between 700-3900m above msl. The river valley provides shelter for birds during the migration period.[3]

Infrastructures

The river has a large hydropower potential and a number of projects are under development such as[4][5]

• Me Khola Hydropower Project (50 MW)
• Middle Mewa Hydropower Project (49 MW)
• Palun Khola Hydropower Project (21 MW), in the tributory of Mewa river

See also

• List of rivers of Nepal

References

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