Rupnarayan River

Rupnarayan River
River, West Bengal state, northeastern India.

It rises as the Dhaleshwari in the Chota Nagpur plateau foothills northeast of Purulia and follows a tortuous southeasterly course past the town of Bankura, where it is known as the Dwarkeswar. It flows 150 mi (240 km) to join the Hugli River. It originally formed a western exit of the Ganges River and is important for its irrigation potential.

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      river in West Bengal state, northeastern India. It rises as the Dhaleshwari (Dhalkisor) in the Chota Nagpur plateau foothills northeast of the city of Purulia and follows a tortuous southeasterly course past the city of Bankura, where it is known as the Dwarkeswar. It is joined by the Silai River near the town of Ghatal, where it takes the name Rupnarayan. The river then joins the Hugli (Hugli River) (Hooghly) after completing a 150-mile (240-km) course. The Rupnarayan, which originally formed a western exit of the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River), is important for its irrigation potential. It is tidal through its entire course and constitutes a principal danger to navigation of the Hugli River because it forces the Hugli to deposit silt upon dangerous shoals.

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