Hariabhanga River Explained

Hariabhanga River
Subdivision Type1:Countries
Subdivision Name1:India
Bangladesh
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Bengal, India
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Satkhira, Bangladesh
Discharge1 Location:Bay of Bengal

Hariabhanga River (Bengali: হরিয়াভাঙ্গা নদী)(also spelt Haribhanga) is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, bordering on Satkhira District of Bangladesh.

The Ichamati breaks into several distributaries below Hingalganj the chief of which are the Raimangal, Bidya, Jhilla, Kalindi and Jamuna.[1] It follows the international boundary between India and Bangladesh. The New Moore Island is located at the mouth of the Hariabhanga River.[2] [3]

References

21.988°N 88.938°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mandal, Asim Kumar . 2003 . The Sundarbans of India: a development analysis . Indus Publishing . 67 . 978-8173871436 . 2009-11-18 .
  2. Book: Baby, Sultana Nasrin . 2012 . Kalindi-Jamuna River . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kalindi-Jamuna_River . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. Book: Banerjee, Anuradha . 1998 . Environment, population, and human settlements of Sundarban Delta . Concept Publishing Company . 72 . 978-8170227397 . 2009-11-14.