evidence: Opening up of Lipulekh pass for Kailash Mansarovar has led Nepal lodge protest with India claiming Kalapani area in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand as its own territory. The new route passes through Kalapani. In Short - Nepal protests India's decision to open Lipulekh pass for Kailash Mansarovar travel - Nepal claims Kalapani, through which the new road passes, as its own territory - Kalapani is in Uttarakhand and has been an Indian territory since Anglo-Nepal treaty of 1816 [...] In 1997, Nepal raised objections after India and China agreed to open the Lipulekh pass to facilitate a travel route to Mansarovar. Nepal says Kalapani is part of its Darchula district in Sudur Paschim Pradesh. Kalapani is largely a valley formed by a mess of Himalayan rivers, contributing to what is known as Kali, Mahakali or Sharda river at various points in Nepal and India.