Sunday, July 24, 2011

The Mahananda & Khowai River

The Mahananda is a river which originates  in the Himalayas.It is a trans-boundary river that flows through the West Bengal,Behar and Bangladesh.It flows through Mahananda Wildlife Sanctury and descends to the plains near Silguri,it touches Jalpaiguri district.It  enters in Bangladesh to join the Ganges near the town of Chapai Nawabganj.The length of this river is 84km,the width is 300m and the depth is 10m.Mahananda river  is mainly fed by rainwater.During Rainy season,it often carries large amount of rainwater which often causes floods.But in Summer or Winter season,it has very low water level.It has some tributaries.The main tributaries are Balason,Mechi,Ratwa and Kankai.

The khoawai river originates from the eastern part of the Atharamura Hills of Tripura .The Khowai river enters Bangladesh at Balla in Sylhet district.It also flows in the east of Habiganj town and emerges into the Meghna near the mouth of the Kalni at Nabiganj..

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