Dharla River
The Dharla River (
Dharla River | |
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East Sikkim India | |
Brahmaputra | |
• location | Lalmonirhat District, Bangladesh |
The average depth of river is 12 feet (3.7 m) and maximum depth is 39 feet (12 m), in origin of Kurigram.
Erosion by the rivers Dharla and Jamuna took a serious turn in Lalmonirhat in 2007. In Lalmonirhat, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of a 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) long flood control embankment was devoured by the Dharla. Three mosques, two temples, a madrassah and a primary school, and a vast tract of cultivable land with crops were devoured by the river, rendering about three thousand people homeless.[2]
There is a park beside the Dharla at Kurigram. There also is a bridge. The river is full during the monsoon season but has only knee-deep water in summer. Deposition of silt has led to the formation of many small islands (chars) in the river.[3]
Floods
River Dharla, along with
References
- ^ Chowdhury, Masud Hasan (2012). "Dharla River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Erosion of Dharla, Jamuna worsens". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
- ISBN 984-8740-19-8
- ^ "Several thousand houses inundated in Kurigram". 28 August 2021.