The Churni River, an arm or distributary of Mathabhanga River, originates from near Majhdia Nadia district (southern part of Nadia district of West Bengal, India) Mathabhanga River, a distributary of Padma River, originates at Munshiganj in the Kushtia district of Bangladesh. It then flows towards India, and there, near Majhdia in the district of Nadia (of […]
The Damodar River
The Damodar river, etymologically coming from Sanskrit words- ‘dama’ means “rope” and ‘udara’ means “belly”, is a river of 592 km flowing over the North Eastern India. The Damodar river originates from the Sonajuria falls in the Chota Nagpur Plateau of Bihar. After completion of 368 miles towards the east, it reaches West Bengal and […]
Hooghly River
Hooghly River is one of the significant rivers in West Bengal. The Hooghly River (otherwise spelt as Hugli, Hoogli) or Bhagirathi-Hooghly is a distributary or arm of the Ganges River about 260 km long. It is formed in Murshidabad, where Ganga splits into two parts – while the part flowing through Bangladesh is called the […]