The panchshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP) has been envisaged on the Mahakali River (known as Sarada in India) where the river forms the international boundary between India and Nepal, dividing the Far Western Development Region of Nepal from the Uttarakhand state in India. The main dam at Pancheshwar is proposed across the Mahakali River, 2.5 km downstream of the confluence of river Sarju with Mahakali River and, about 70 km upstream of the Tanakpur town (India).