32-646: Palashi or Plassey , pronounced [ˈpɔlaʃi] , Hindustani pronunciation: [pəˈlaːʃi] ) is a town on the east bank of Bhagirathi River , located approximately 50 kilometres north of the city of Krishnanagar in Kaliganj CD Block in the Nadia District of West Bengal , India . It is particularly well known due to the Battle of Plassey fought there in June 1757, between
64-695: A curse of the saint Kapila . In 1974, the Farakka Barrage began diverting water into the Hooghly during 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
96-489: 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 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
128-580: A recurring feature. The Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision, presented in the map alongside, has the Bhagirathi on the west, with Purba Bardhaman district lying across 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
160-517: A total population of 19,984, of which 10,288 (51%) were males and 9,696 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,700. The total number of literates in Palashi was 11,462 (66.32% of the population over 6 years). Palashi is connected with Kolkata by railway and bus services. Lalgola passengers and few express trains stop in Plassey railway station . National highway no 34 also passes through
192-619: Is a Tomb of Farid Shah in Faridpur village, Dead body of Mir Madan was buried there. A gold coloured statue of Siraj ud-Daulah lies next to the Palashi Monument, in a clearing amidst mango orchards and fields. The tombs of Siraj ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, their wives and a number of generals in Siraj's army lie close by around Murshidabad . Mausoleums built around the tombs of Siraj Ud-Daula, Azimunessa begum and other soldiers who fell in
224-508: Is located in the West Bengal state of India at 23°48′N 88°15′E / 23.80°N 88.25°E / 23.80; 88.25 . It has an average elevation of 17 m (56 ft). Nadia district 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
256-650: The Battle of Plassey was fought between the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah , the last reigning Nawab of Bengal (and his French support troops), and the troops of the British East India Company , led by Robert Clive . This event, part of the Seven Years' War , ultimately led to the establishment of British rule in Bengal and, eventually, the whole Indian subcontinent . During British rule Plassey became part of Nadia District of Bengal . Palashi
288-939: The River Thames . The 10 places along 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
320-425: The 3rd position in the list of Indian Ports. The modern container port of Haldia , on 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
352-658: The Farakka Feeder Canal meets the river: The following bridges are under various stages of development: The following tunnels are situated under 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
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#1732772114493384-578: The French, Dutch, Portuguese, etc. all had their trade settlements by the banks of this river. The river provides 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
416-507: 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 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
448-498: 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 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
480-490: The Palashi. There is a Monument, commonly known as Palashi Monument established in memoirs of the martyrs of the battle. The Monument is protected and supervised by the Archaeological Survey of India . The grounds where the historic Battle of Plassey was fought is today marked with shrines, obelisks and memorials to the fallen generals and soldiers of Siraj-ud-Daulah. A set of three obelisks marks homage to
512-712: The Sunderbans, Springer, Switzerland, 211p. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11343-2 . https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-11343-2 . Plassey railway station Plassey railway station is a railway station of the Sealdah-Lalgola line in the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways . The station is situated in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal . It serves Palashi and
544-465: 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 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
576-534: The battle, and the building still serves as an important administrative centre of the university. Hooghly River The Hooghly River (also spelled Hoogli or Hugli ) 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
608-463: 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 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
640-646: 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 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,
672-668: The help of World Bank funding under 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
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#1732772114493704-536: 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 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
736-410: 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 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. As per the 2011 Census of India , Palashi had
768-627: The private army of the British East India Company and the army of Siraj-ud-Daulah , the Nawab of Bengal . The name Palashi is derived from the Bengali word for the red-flowered tree পলাশ ( ISO : palāś , English: Butea , Latin : Butea frondosa or Butea monosperma ). The Bengali word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit : पलाश , romanized : palāśa . The British East India Company referred to it as ‘Plassey’. Palashi achieved historical significance when, on 23 June 1757,
800-535: 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 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
832-571: The spot where Bakshi Mir Madan (the chief of the Nawab's artillery), Bahadur Ali Khan (Commander of Musketeers) and Nauwe Singh Hazari (the Captain of Artillery) were killed in the battle. A plaque indicates that they fell here at 14:00 on 23 June 1757 and were leaders of Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah , at the head of the charge ordered by Mir Madan. Almost 5 km north from the Plassey battlefield, there
864-606: The state of Bengal. Despite a decline of the jute industry , 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
896-409: 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 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
928-623: 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 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
960-542: The surrounding areas. Initially the Calcutta ( Sealdah )–Kusthia line of Eastern Bengal Railway was opened to traffic in 1862. The Ranaghat –Lalgola branch line was established in 1905 as an extension of Sealdah–Ranaghat line . This railway station was named Plassey in accordance with the British pronunciation of "Palashi". The rail distance between Palashi and Sealdah is approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi). After
992-426: 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 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,
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1024-459: The war can be found close by at Khosh Bag and Jafarganj cemetery. In County Clare, Ireland, an estate owned by Major-General Robert Clive, was renamed Plassey in order to commemorate the Battle of Plassey and his successful part in it. At the nearby University of Limerick, the original office of the president was named Plassey House in the late 18th century, also to commemorate a family connection to
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