Dharla River
| Dharla River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Countries | India, Bhutan and Bangladesh |
| District | East Sikkim India, Samtse Bhutan, Kalimpong India, Jalpaiguri India, Cooch Behar India, Lalmonirhat Bangladesh, Kurigram Bangladesh. |
| States | Sikkim India, West Bengal India, Paro Bhutan, Rangpur Bangladesh. |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kupup or Bitang Lake |
| • location | Kupup or Bitang Lake, East Sikkim India |
| Mouth | Brahmaputra |
• location | Lalmonirhat District, Bangladesh |
The average depth of river is 12 feet (3.7 m) and maximum depth is 39 feet (12 m), in origin of Kurigram.
Erosion by the rivers Dharla and Jamuna took a serious turn in Lalmonirhat in 2007. In Lalmonirhat, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) long flood control embankment was devoured by the Dharla. Three mosques, two temples, a madrassah and a primary school, and a vast tract of cultivable land with crops were devoured by the river, rendering about three thousand people homeless.
There is a park beside the Dharla at Kurigram. There also is a bridge. The river is full during the monsoon season but has only knee-deep water in summer. Deposition of silt has led to the formation of many small islands (chars) in the river.
Floods
River Dharla, along with River Teesta have created major flooding multiple times in Bangladesh during monsoon season between June and September.
References
- ^ Chowdhury, Masud Hasan (2012). "Dharla River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Erosion of Dharla, Jamuna worsens". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
- ^ Khokon, Leaquat Hossain, 64 Jela Bhraman, 2007, pp.14-15, Anindya Prokash, Dhaka, ISBN 984-8740-19-8
- ^ "Several thousand houses inundated in Kurigram". 28 August 2021.