The northern branch flows through the Daspur area, where it is known as the Palarpai. This branch eventually flows into the Rupnarayan River. The other branch, still called the Kangsabati, flows in a south-easterly direction. Eventually, it meets the Keleghai River, and the junction of the two forms the Haldi River, which flows into the Bay of Bengal at Haldia.[1]
Kangsabati Project
Kangsavati Reservoir, West Bengal, India
In 1956, the Indian government launched the Kangsabati Irrigation Project (also called the Kangsabati Reservoir Project) to provide water for the irrigation of Bankura, Hooghly, and Midnapore districts (the last now partitioned into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts).[2] To facilitate this, Mukutmanipur Dam was constructed at the border of Purulia and Bankura districts near Mukutmanipur, creating a large reservoir.[3] It is an earthen gravity dam with a concrete saddle spillway, standing 38 metres (125 ft) high and 10,098 m (33,130 ft) long with a gross storage capacity of 1.04 cubic kms (36.73 tmcft).[3] Prior to this project, an anicut dam built on the Kangsabati River near Midnapore in 1784 was the sole irrigational structure on the river.[4] As of August 2008[update], the dam provided water to just under 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) of land.[2]
kangsabati, river, this, article, about, river, eastern, india, river, africa, kasai, river, pron, ɑː, also, variously, known, kãsai, cossye, rises, from, chota, nagpur, plateau, state, west, bengal, india, passes, through, districts, purulia, bankura, paschim. This article is about river in eastern India For river in Africa see see Kasai River Kangsabati River Pron ˌ k ae ŋ s e ˈ b ɑː t ɪ also variously known as the Kasai and Cossye rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of West Bengal India and passes through the districts of Purulia Bankura Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal before draining in the Bay of Bengal Kangsabati RiverCossyeKangsabati River near Midnapore CityLocationCountryIndiaStateWest BengalCitiesPurulia Bankura Midnapore KharagpurPhysical characteristicsSource locationJabor Pahar Purulia district Chota Nagpur Plateau West BengalLength465 23 km 289 08 mi Discharge locationHaldiaBasin featuresTributaries rightKumari River Contents 1 Course 2 Kangsabati Project 3 See also 4 ReferencesCourse Edit The river flowing besides Deulghata in Purulia district The river s headwaters are on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Purulia district near the city of Jhalda where the smaller rivers Saharjhor and Girgiri join together From there it passes through Bankura district passing the towns of Purulia Khatra and Ranibandh At Binpur it is joined by the Bhairabbanki and at Keshpur the river splits into two The northern branch flows through the Daspur area where it is known as the Palarpai This branch eventually flows into the Rupnarayan River The other branch still called the Kangsabati flows in a south easterly direction Eventually it meets the Keleghai River and the junction of the two forms the Haldi River which flows into the Bay of Bengal at Haldia 1 Kangsabati Project Edit Kangsavati Reservoir West Bengal India In 1956 the Indian government launched the Kangsabati Irrigation Project also called the Kangsabati Reservoir Project to provide water for the irrigation of Bankura Hooghly and Midnapore districts the last now partitioned into Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts 2 To facilitate this Mukutmanipur Dam was constructed at the border of Purulia and Bankura districts near Mukutmanipur creating a large reservoir 3 It is an earthen gravity dam with a concrete saddle spillway standing 38 metres 125 ft high and 10 098 m 33 130 ft long with a gross storage capacity of 1 04 cubic kms 36 73 tmcft 3 Prior to this project an anicut dam built on the Kangsabati River near Midnapore in 1784 was the sole irrigational structure on the river 4 As of August 2008 update the dam provided water to just under 3 500 square kilometres 1 400 sq mi of land 2 See also Edit Environment portal Ecology portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kangsabati River List of rivers of India Rivers of IndiaReferences Edit Bandopadhyay Dilip Kumar Bharater Nodi p 68 Bharati Book Stall 93 Mahatma Gandhi Road Kolkata 700 997 a b Irrigation amp Waterways Dept Irrigation Sector Major Irrigation Projects Kangasbati Archived from the original on 27 August 2008 Retrieved 22 May 2008 a b Irrigation amp Waterways Department wbiwd gov in Retrieved 22 November 2021 Flood Control Journal United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 1959 Coordinates 22 55 20 N 86 46 47 E 22 922350 N 86 779633 E 22 922350 86 779633 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kangsabati River amp oldid 1112379021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
