29-606: Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Bethuadahari town ( Nakashipara area) of Nadia District , West Bengal , India. The sanctuary is located beside National Highway 12 (old no NH 34). The sanctuary covers 67 hectares, and was established in 1980 to preserve a portion of the central Gangetic alluvial zone. Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is located at 23°35′51″N 88°23′31″E / 23.5975516°N 88.3920227°E / 23.5975516; 88.3920227 . Note: The map alongside presents some of
58-605: A location in the Nadia district of West Bengal is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about protected areas of India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bethuadahari Bethuadahari is a town in the Nakashipara CD block in the Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision of the Nadia district of the state of West Bengal , India. It is almost 28 km from
87-496: A perennial supply of water to the plain of West Bengal for irrigation and human & industry consumption. The river is navigable and a major transport system in the region with a large traffic flow. For a long time, the Calcutta Port was the biggest port of India. Although in the past its significance had gone down, recently it has reached the 3rd position in the list of Indian Ports. The modern container port of Haldia , on
116-406: A type of small crocodile. The sanctuary is wonderful space for beginner photographers, tourists etc. All should visit the place occasionally. The amazing rock python is the greatest attraction of the forest. As of the 1995 census, it had 297 chital deer. Among the trees found within the sanctuary are shal , teak , arjun , Indian rosewood , and bamboo . Kalyani This article about
145-581: Is generally known as the Bhāgirathi, until it reaches Hooghly. The word Bhāgirathi literally means "caused by Bhagiratha ", a Hindu mythological Solar dynasty prince who was instrumental in bringing the river Ganges from heaven to the earth, in order to release his 60,000 grand-uncles from a curse of the saint Kapila . In 1974, the Farakka Barrage began diverting water into the Hooghly during
174-553: Is known mainly for python and deer . Bethuadahari Avayaranya or Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is very important tourist spot of the state. It is famous for insemination of deers. The sanctuary covers 67 hectares (170 acres), and was established in 1980 to preserve a portion of the central Gangetic alluvial ecozone. There is a sugarcane laboratory in front of the local Block Development Office. [REDACTED] Bethuadahari travel guide from Wikivoyage Hooghly River The Hooghly River (also spelled Hoogli or Hugli )
203-459: Is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River , locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across
232-686: Is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges , situated in West Bengal , India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi . The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the Ganges at Giria . A short distance west, it meets the man-made Farakka Feeder Canal , which massively increases its flow. The river then flows south to join the Jalangi at Nabadwip , where it becomes the Hooghly proper. The Hooghly continues southwards, passing through
261-595: The Bay of Bengal through an estuary about 20 mi (32 km) wide. Ain-i-Akbari , a book by Abu'l-Fazl , describes that the river Ganga and river Sarwasati (Sarsuti) streams of lower Bengal had different flows. According to the footnotes of this book, the colour of the water of the Sarawasati was white, the colour of another stream named Jamuna was blue, and the colour of the Ganga was muddy and yellowish. From Kolkata
290-792: The National Ganga River Basin Project Scheme . Rudyard Kipling wrote an article, On the Banks of the Hugli (1888), and a short story set on the Hooghli, An Unqualified Pilot (1895). The Silk River project aims at exploring the artistic relationship between Kolkata and London through artistic exchange from 10 locations each along the Hooghly River and the River Thames . The 10 places along
319-671: The Bhagirathi. On the south-east, the Churni separates the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain from the Ranaghat-Chakdaha Plain. The east forms the boundary with Bangladesh . The subdivision is moderately urbanized. 20.795% of the population lives in urban areas and 79.205% lives in rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in
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#1732786597740348-839: The Hooghly River are Murshidabad , Krishnagar , Chandernagore , Barrackpore , Jorasanko , Bowbazar , Howrah , Kidderpore , Botanical Gardens and Batanagar . Ten scrolls, painted in the Patua tradition, depicting the 10 places will be carried along the Hooghly River. The event began at Murshidabad on 7 December 2017 and ended at the Victoria Memorial , Kolkata on 17 December. 1. Gautam Kumar Das. 2024. River Systems of West Bengal: Water Quality and Environment. In: River Systems of West Bengal. Springer Water. Springer, Cham. 180p. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53480-5-1 . https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-53480-5 . 2. Gautam Kumar Das. 2015. Estuarine Morphodynamics of
377-606: The Hooghly River ;:- The Bhāgirathi-Hooghly river system is an essential lifeline for the people of West Bengal. It was through this river that the East India company sailed into Bengal and established their trade settlement, Calcutta, the capital of British India. People from other countries such as the French, Dutch, Portuguese, etc. all had their trade settlements by the banks of this river. The river provides
406-414: The advancing tide, hemmed in where the estuary narrows suddenly into the river, and often exceeds 7 ft (2.1 m) in height. It is felt as high up as Naihati 35 km upstream of Calcutta , and frequently destroys small boats. A tidal bore which overcame the banks of the river in 1876 was reported to have killed up to a hundred thousand people. The difference from the lowest point of low-water in
435-461: The assistance of Dutch traders, who also set up a toll point on the Hooghly river. So the present reach of the Hooghly is the lower part of the historical Saraswati. Kolkata the capital of West Bengal is located on the banks of the Hoogly river. The tide runs rapidly on the Hooghly, and produces a remarkable example of the fluvial phenomenon known as a tidal bore . This consists of the head-wave of
464-432: The border between Nadia District and Hooghly District , and then further south between Hooghly District and North 24 Parganas District . It flows past Halisahar , Chinsurah , Naihati , Bhatpara , Konnagar , Serampore , and Kamarhati . Then, just before entering the twin cities of Kolkata (Calcutta) and Howrah , it turns to the southwest. At Nurpur it enters an old channel of the Ganges, and turns south to empty into
493-526: The canal ends and joins the Bhagirathi River. The Bhagirathi then flows south past Jiaganj Azimganj , Murshidabad and Baharampur . South of Baharampur and north of Palashi it used to form the border between Bardhaman District and Nadia District , but while the border has remained the same the river is now often east or west of its former bed. The river then flows south past Katwa , Nabadwip , Kalna and Jirat . At Kalna it originally formed
522-580: The district headquarters Krishnanagar . Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary is in Bethuadahari ( Nakashipara area) of Nadia District, West Bengal , India. The sanctuary is located beside National Highway 12 (old no NH 34). The sanctuary covers 67 hectares (170 acres), and was established in 1980 to preserve a portion of the central Gangetic alluvial zone. Bethuadahari is located at 23°36′39″N 88°23′06″E / 23.6107°N 88.3849°E / 23.6107; 88.3849 . Nadia district
551-571: The dry season so as to reduce the silting difficulties at Kolkata's port. Like the rest of the Ganges, the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly is considered sacred to Hindus , and its water is considered holy. The following bridges currently span the Hooghly River; listed from south to north until the Farakka Feeder Canal meets the river: The following bridges are under various stages of development: The following tunnels are situated under
580-457: The dry season to the highest point of high-water in the rains is reported to be 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m). The greatest mean rise of tide, about 16 ft (4.9 m), takes place in March, April or May - with a declining range during the rainy season to a mean of 10 ft (3.0 m), and a minimum during freshets of 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m). In its upper reaches the river
609-400: The intersection of lower Hooghly and Haldi River, now carries much of the region's maritime trade. One new port will be built in the deep sea to reduce the load on Calcutta port. Despite the river being polluted, the fish from it are important to the local economy. The Hooghly river valley was the most important industrial area of the state of Bengal. Despite a decline of the jute industry ,
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#1732786597740638-542: The main flow of the Hooghly-Bhagirathi (or Ganga) used to run along the side of the Kalighat temple, Baruipur , Jaynagar Majilpur , Chhatrabhog and Hatiagarh. At that time, between Khiderpore and Sankrail no flow existed. Presently, the stream between Khiderpore and Sankrail became known as KatiGanga . A channel had been dug at the time of Alibardi Khan in the middle of the 18th century. This happened with
667-492: The map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision. According to the 2011 Census of India , Bethuadahari had a total population of 4,923, of which 2,540 (52%) were males and 2,383 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 436. The total number of literate persons in Bethuadahri
696-493: The metropolis of Kolkata . Thereafter, it empties into the Bay of Bengal . Its tributaries include the Ajay , Damodar , Rupnarayan , and Haldi . The Hooghly has religious significance as Hindus consider the river sacred. It also plays a major role in the agriculture, industry, and climate of the state. The vast majority of the water that flows into the Hooghly River is provided by the man-made Farakka Feeder Canal rather than
725-478: The natural source of the river at Giria. The Farakka Barrage is a dam that diverts water from the Ganges into the Farakka Feeder Canal near the town of Tildanga in Murshidabad district , located 40 km upstream from Giria. This supplies the Hooghly with water as per the agreement between India and Bangladesh. The feeder canal runs parallel to the Ganges, past Dhulian , until just above Jahangirpur where
754-1099: The notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. All the four subdivisions are presented with maps on the same scale – the size of the maps vary as per the area of the subdivision. The sanctuary has a large population of spotted deer (chital) , jackal , Bengal fox , porcupine , Asian plam Civet cat, Jungle Cat, Small civet Cat, Black Napped Hare and common langur . Bird species include parakeets (Rose Ring parakeet, Plum headed parakeet, Alexandrine parakeet, Red-breasted parakeet), Owls-Barn Owl, Spotted Owlet, Brown Fish Owl, Scopes owl, Indian cuckoos , barbets and other smaller birds, while reptiles -Spectacled Cobra, Monocled Cobra, Russell’s Viper, Common Krait, Banded Krait, Common Cat Snake, Green Vine Snake, Rainbow Mud snake, ornate flying snake, Copper headed trinket , Indian Rat Snake , Buff Striped keelback, Checkered keelback, Common wolf snake , Twine Spotted Wolf snake, Common Kukri snake, Red sand boa, Common sand boa and amphibians include pythons , monitor lizards and gharials ,
783-582: The prime industry of this region, it is still one of the biggest industrial areas of India. It has a number of small cities which form the Greater Kolkata agglomeration , the second biggest Indian city and the former capital. In September 2015, the Government of West Bengal announced that renovation of the Hooghly riverfront in Kolkata will be completed with the help of World Bank funding under
812-433: The river. The long stretch along the Bhagirathi has many swamps. The area between the Bhagirathi and the Jalangi , which flows through the middle of the subdivision, is known as Kalantar, a low-lying tract of black clay soil. A big part of the subdivision forms the Krishnanagar-Santipur Plain, which occupies the central part of the district. The Jalangi, after flowing through the middle of the subdivision, turns right and joins
841-605: Was 3,502 (78.05% of the population over 6 years). Bethuadahari Railway Station is on the Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line of the Eastern Railway , which connects it with Sealdah station. Some passenger and express trains pass through the station for the whole day as a regular basis. National Highway 12 (old number 34) passes through the area. Bethuadahari is directly connected with Kolkata and Siliguri by road. The nearby reserve forest
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