Karatoya River (also spelt Korotoa River ) is a small stream in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh .
22-463: The name of the river is a combination of two Sanskrit words kar (hand) and toa (water). The Karatoya, known as Phuljhur, rises in the Baikunthapur jungles in the extreme north-west of Jalpaiguri district (West Bengal, India) and forms for some distance the boundary between Dinajpur and Rangpur districts. It then meanders through Rangpur and Bogura. In the south of Bogura district, it receives
44-448: Is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms part of the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing siltation leading to thin flow of water in the dry season and floods in the rainy season. Experts are considering remedial measures and the situation is being discussed between the governments of India and Bangladesh. Ichamati River is now in three parts: (1) The longer part flows from
66-514: Is a district in central Bangladesh . It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District . Total land area is 235,974 acres (954 km ), out of which 138472 acres (560 km ) are cultivable and 5609 acres (23 km ) are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40,277 acres (163 km ) of land is irrigated while 26,242 acres (106 km ) of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through. Boating
88-870: Is claimed, are also pointed out in the Chatmohar thana, where it appears to have been obliterated by the Baral. During the early 1100s, the Ganges was three times smaller than the Karatoya according to the Siyar-al-Mutakhkhirin . By the late 1600s, the river had become a channel according to a map by Ven den Brouck. During the late 1700s, James Rennell created additional maps. 24°13′N 89°36′E / 24.217°N 89.600°E / 24.217; 89.600 Ichhamati River Ichamati River ( Bengali : ইছামতী নদী ) (also spelt Ichhamati),
110-744: Is one of the traditions of the people in Munshiganj District. A traditional boat race was held in the Dhaleshwari River which thousands of people came to see. The boat race was held in a 3 km area from the Mirkadim Municipality to Munshiganj launch harbor. Boats with 60 oarsmen, 50 oarsmen and 25 oarsmen participate in the competition every year It consists of 6 upazilas, 67 union parishads, 603 wards, 662 mouzas, 906 villages, 73 mahallas and 2 municipalities. The district consists of 6 upazilas: According to
132-463: The 2022 Census of Bangladesh , Munshiganj District had 399,631 households and a population of 1,625,416 with an average 3.98 people per household. Among the population, 303,978 (18.70%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,702 people per km . Munshiganj District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.90%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1,061 females per 1,000 males. Approximately, 18.09% of
154-638: The Churni is lower than Mathabhanga by 15 centimetres (6 in). During the lean period the level of water in the Mathabhanga is higher than that of the Padma. As a result, no water enters the Ichamati during the dry season. One of the causes of silting of the river was construction of guard wall for railway over bridge. The river beds in the area need to be excavated in order that there is flow of water during
176-651: The Halhalia and the united stream is then known as the Phuljhur. It leaves Bogura at Chanda kona and flowing in a southerly direction past Raiganj and Shujapur is joined by the Ichhamati at Nalka. The Phuljhur then flows south past the important village of Ullapara, a few miles below which it joins the Hurasagar at Narnia after a course of about 64 kilometres (40 mi) in this district. After this junction, it takes
198-716: The Mathabhanga River, a distributary of the Padma , and after flowing for 208 kilometres (129 mi) joins the Kalindi River near Hasnabad in North 24 Parganas and Debhata in Satkhira District . (2) Once the main river west of Dhaka and (3) Ichamati of Dinajpur. Rennel's map of 1764–66, shows the last two rivers as one. The second river marked above originates south of Jafarganj opposite to
220-682: The burning problem of the areas that needs to be tackled through participatory mechanism. On 1 August 2022, the Chief Minister of West Bengal , Mamata Banerjee announced the creation of a new district Ichamati district which is named after this river. The district will be formed by bifurcating the North 24 Parganas district consisting of the area of Bangaon subdivision . 22°37′37″N 88°55′59″E / 22.627°N 88.933°E / 22.627; 88.933 Munshiganj District Munshiganj ( Bengali : মুন্সীগঞ্জ ), also historically and colloquially known as Bikrampur ,
242-503: The festivals of Durgpuja, Luxmipuja… those ladies of so many families pass away unnoticed… who knows when death may embrace us? Like a deceptive guide Death accompanies us at every bend of life and then suddenly, mysteriously he reveals his real character to a child, to an old man, perhaps… one listens to the music of eternity when one spots the old flowers or smells the pungent fragrance of herbal plants in Autumn. Some can visualise and dream
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#1732772337800264-648: The international border between India and Bangladesh for 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Angrail to Kalanchi, and again from Goalpara to the Kalindi- Raimangal outfall into the Bay of Bengal. The Bhairab once flowed from the Ganges, across the present beds of the Jalangi , and further eastwards towards Faridpur . The Bhairab is no more a very active river. The Mathabhanga is a younger stream than Jalangi and it
286-535: The lean season. Since this is required to be done both in India and Bangladesh, there is need for accord on this point. The matter has been discussed at the ministerial level, the area surveyed to have better idea of the problems of the people in the affected area, and decisive action is expected in the near future. The ashes of so many burnt bodies have been carried by the river to the blue ocean illimitable. The man who expected so much return from his plantain trees on
308-476: The main rivers to change course. Therefore, the river-system pattern undergoes continuous changes. Such changes have not been reflected in the map. Moreover, many of the rivers have local names for sections of the course, adding to the complexity of the river system. The Karatoya is made up of four parts and connects adjoining rivers. The Karatoya is mentioned in the Puranas and had a high repute for sanctity. It
330-570: The main stream of the Teesta was diverted to the east in 1787, the Karatoya and the Phuljhur have gradually silted up. and they are at the present day rivers of minor importance. One channel, which joins the Baral, 48 kilometres (30 mi) east of Pabna. is still called indifferently the Buri Teesta or old Teesta and the Karto or Karatoya. Traces of an old channel, for which the name of the Karatoya
352-933: The mouth of the Hoorsagar near Nathpur factory and runs towards Joginighat in Munshiganj . The Mathabhanga River originates from the right bank of the Padma, at Munshiganj in Kushtia District in Bangladesh. It bifurcates near Majidia in Nadia District in India, creating two rivers, Ichamati and Churni . After traversing a length of 19.5 kilometres (12.1 mi) in India, the Ichamati enters Bangladesh near Mubarakpur. It flows for 35.5 kilometres (22.1 mi) in Bangladesh and again enters India at Habaspur Village near Duttaphulia in Nadia district. It forms
374-647: The name of the Hurasagar and passing close by Shazadpur and Hera joins the Jamuna near Bera. The Karatoya is one of the rivers that has changed over the years. Previous rivers that the Karatoya connected to include the Teesta and Kosi rivers. The map ( right ) shows the main rivers in North Bengal and adjoining areas. Not shown are numerous tributaries and distributaries, which connect the main rivers, and allow
396-468: The rivers in the region flowed in a south-easterly direction, but later some force pulled the Jalangi and the Mathabhanga in a south-westerly direction. The inference is that it occurred because of a local subsidence, which was active for some period prior to 1750 and which has since become inactive. While the bed of the Ichamati river is 4.3 metres (14 ft) higher than that of the Mathabhanga, that of
418-463: The southern side of that green, and at the bend of the river put bamboo traps to catch fish, is lying today on the bank of the Ichhamati – only his white bones remain, bleached by sunrays. So many young girls came to the river for water, and as they grow old their footprints are lost… during ceremonies of marriage, of making the child taste rice for the first time and of investing with the holy thread,
440-439: The unlimitable unknown eternity in the image of the Ichhamati river during the turbulent rainy season. Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay The river zone also faces the problem of industrial pollution and forcible occupation of land by people. Arresting environmental hazards resulting from lack of sanitation facilities, encroachment, groundwater contamination like arsenic pollution, destruction of aquatic flora, fauna are some of
462-576: Was not until very recently that the river completed its junction with the Hooghly by adopting the River Churni (now its lower reaches) for its main course. Earlier most of the water of the Mathabhanga ran off to the east down the Kumara, Chitra, Coboduk (Bhairab), and Ichamati, but all these escape routes have been shut off, except a small amount for the Ichamati. The point to note is that while earlier
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#1732772337800484-637: Was the eastern boundary of the old kingdom of Pundravardhana , the country of the Paundras. In the classical period, it formed the western boundary of Kamarupa , and later the Kamata kingdom . It is shown in Van Den Brouk's map of Bengal (C, 1660) as flowing into the Ganges and in fact. before the destructive floods of 1787 it brought down to the Atrai and to the Ganges a great volume of Teesta water. Since
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