Bakreshwar River
Bakreshwar River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand, West Bengal |
City | Bakreshwar |
Physical characteristics | |
Discharge | |
• location | Kopai River |
The Bakreshwar River is a tributary of the Mayurakshi River. It originates in Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand.[1] It then flows through Birbhum district and meets the Kopai River. The combined waters flow into the Mayurakshi River in Murshidabad district.[2]
Neel Nirjan[]
When traveling along the Panagarh–Morgram Highway one has to turn left a little after Dubrajpur for Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station and its reservoir named Neel Nirjan (meaning blue solitude). It is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.[3] The thermal power station is near Chinpai.
Irrigation[]
Bakreshwar canal provides irrigation.[1]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ a b Selim, Mohammad, Irrigation Projects in Birbhum District,Paschim Banga, February 2006, (in Bengali), Birbhum special issue, p. 151, Information and Culture department, Govt. of West Bengal
- ^ "Birbhum District". District Administration. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ Sarkar, Joydeep, Paryatan Boichitre Birbhum Jela, Paschim Banga, p. 200
Coordinates: 23°47′50″N 87°46′36″E / 23.797215°N 87.77672°E
Categories:
- Rivers of West Bengal
- Rivers of Jharkhand
- Rivers of India
- West Bengal geography stubs
- India river stubs