Bidyadhari River
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Bidyadhari River (also spelt Vidyadhari or simply called Bidya), is a river in the India
n state
of West Bengal
. It originates near Haringhata
in Nadia district
and then flows through Deganga, Habra and Barasat areas of North 24 Parganas before joining the Raimangal River
in the Sundarbans
.
The river has formed a major navigation route for earlier civilisations. The river port of Chandraketugarh
in the third century BC was on the banks of this river. This river has been the major drainage system of North 24 Parganas and Kolkata.
The Sundarbans area has a network of interconnecting waterways. The larger channels are often a mile wide running in a north-south direction. The Bidyadhari and other such channels now carry little freshwater as they are mostly cut off from the Ganges, the main source of fresh water. As a result of the subsidence of the Bengal Basin and a gradual eastward tilting of the overlying crust the Hooghly-Bhagirathi channels have progressively shifted eastwards since the seventeenth century.
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of West Bengal
West Bengal
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. It originates near Haringhata
Haringhata
Haringhata is a town in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia District in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Haringhata is located at . It has an average elevation of 10 metres .- Economy :...
in Nadia district
Nadia District
Nadia district is a district of the state of West Bengal, in the north east of India. It borders with Bangladesh to the east, North 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts to the south, Bardhaman district to the west, and Murshidabad district to the north....
and then flows through Deganga, Habra and Barasat areas of North 24 Parganas before joining the Raimangal River
Raimangal River
Raimangal River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal and Satkhira District in Bangladesh....
in the Sundarbans
Sundarbans
The Sundarbans [Sundarban Tour Booking-9051115228] is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world.The name Sundarban can be literally translated as "beautiful jungle" or "beautiful forest" in the Bengali language...
.
The river has formed a major navigation route for earlier civilisations. The river port of Chandraketugarh
Chandraketugarh
Chandraketugarh is an archaeological site located beside the Bidyadhari river, about 35 km north-east of Kolkata, India, in the district of North 24 parganas, near the township of Berachampa and the Haroa Road railhead....
in the third century BC was on the banks of this river. This river has been the major drainage system of North 24 Parganas and Kolkata.
The Sundarbans area has a network of interconnecting waterways. The larger channels are often a mile wide running in a north-south direction. The Bidyadhari and other such channels now carry little freshwater as they are mostly cut off from the Ganges, the main source of fresh water. As a result of the subsidence of the Bengal Basin and a gradual eastward tilting of the overlying crust the Hooghly-Bhagirathi channels have progressively shifted eastwards since the seventeenth century.