Rupnarayan River

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Rupnarayan River
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Native nameরূপনারায়ণ নদী (Bengali)
Location
Country India
State West Bengal
City Kolaghat, Tamluk
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Purulia, West Bengal, India
Mouth  
 • location
 India
Discharge 
 • location Hooghly River
Rupnarayan river and Hooghly river connecting at Gadiara Rupnarayan river and hooghly river conecting at Gadiara.jpg
Rupnarayan river and Hooghly river connecting at Gadiara

The Rupnarayan is a river in the state of West Bengal, India. It begins as the Dhaleswari (Dhalkisor) in the Chhota Nagpur plateau foothills northeast of the town of Purulia. It then follows a tortuous southeasterly course past the town of Bankura, where it is known as the Dwarakeswar river. Near the town of Ghatal, it is joined by the Shilabati river, where it takes the name Rupnarayan. Finally, it discharges into the Hoogli River. [1]

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It is famous for the Hilsa fish that thrives in its waters and is used in Bengali cuisine. It is also notable for the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) thermal power plant built along its bank at Kolaghat in West Bengal. The river also passes through Bagnan in Howrah district and forms the eastern boundary of district Purba Medinipur with district Howrah. [2]

History

A distinctive fact about this river is that, Tamralipti port (ancient Gupta port) was on the banks of Rupnarayan river.

This river was private property of few Bengal renowned knight families notably Sarkar family owned 1/16 portion of the same till the India got independence before govt. taken the control post 1950. Last known knight of Sarkar family was Kali Krishna Sarkar, renowned Knight of Burdwan and Bidyanandapur.

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References

  1. ↑ "Rupnarayan River". Britannica . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Bera, Mishra, Sushil, Neel Kamal. "Water quality and fish diversity of Rupnarayan River in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal" (PDF). International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. Retrieved 1 January 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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