Friday, July 15, 2011

The Atrai River

Atrai river flows in West Bengal and northern parts of Bangladesh.It is linked with Karatoya river.It originates in West Bengal and after flowing through the Dinajpur district of Bangladesh,it enters India again.The length of this river is 270km,width is 300m and the depth is 13m.When the river enters into Bangladesh ,it splits into two rivers-Gabura and the Kankra in Dinajpur district.It crosses the Barind Tract and flows into Chalan Beel.The river serves as a perennial source of fishing,even though it is often the cause of flooding in many areas during rainy season.The Atrai was formerly one of the great river of north Bengal for it was the maia channel by which the water of the Teesta river discharged into the Ganges.In 1787,however,the Teesta broke away from its ancient bed and cut for itself a new and capacious  channel by which it was found its way into the Brahmaputra river.Since then the atrai has lost its importance and has now few traces of its former greatness.It enters the district from Rajshahi flowing through the Chalan Beel and falls into the Baral near the village of Nurnagar.

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