Saraswati River (West Bengal)

For other rivers of the same name, see Saraswati River (disambiguation).

Saraswati River
Native name	সরস্বতী (Bengali)
Location
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Physical characteristics
Source	Hooghly
• location	Tribeni
Mouth	Hooghly
• location	Sankrail
• coordinates	22°33′31″N88°14′01″E / 22.5587°N 88.2335°E / 22.5587; 88.2335
Discharge
• location	Sankrail

Saraswati is a river in Hooghly and Howrah district of West Bengal. ^[1] The river drains western end of the Kolkata metropolitan area, which area belong to Chinsurah, Chandannagar, Srirampore and Howrah Sadar subdivision. The Saraswati river originates on the western bank of the Hooghly river at Tribeni, the river generally flows south-west through Singur and Dankuni area before reaching Chanditala at Domjur. Passing the Chanditala, the river flows southeast and finally it joins the Hooghly river at Sankrail. ^{[2] [3]}

The course of the river has been turned into a canal, drying up most of the stream. ^[4] The river carries sewage mixed with urban waste, but the source and estuary of the river receives inflows of water from the Hooghly river. ^[5]

The description of this river is found in Rennell's 'Systematic Survey' in 1776 AD. Saraswati River is also mentioned in Bengali literature, especially in Manasamangal Kāvya . ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, First published 1971, Reprint 2005, pp. 2-3, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata.
2. "নামছে ভূগর্ভের জলস্তর, সরস্বতী নদী বাঁচলে বাঁচবে হাওড়ার বিস্তীর্ণ জনপদ". bartamanpatrika.com. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
3. "এক সময়ের সরস্বতী নদী এখন ছোট্ট নালা! দেখুন কি অবস্থা!". News18 Bengali (in Bengali). 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
4. সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "সরস্বতী নদীর জন্য হলফনামায় বাড়তি সময়ের আবেদন". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
5. Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay (20 February 2022). "West Bengal: Green crusader moves NGT to save Saraswati river". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
6. Bangalir Itihas (PDF). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
7. Das, Balai Chandra; Ghosh, Sandipan; Islam, Aznarul; Roy, Suvendu (2020-10-27). Anthropogeomorphology of Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System in India. CRC Press. ISBN   978-1-000-19457-9.

External links

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