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Jaldhaka River

Field	Value
name	Jaldhaka River
image	Jaldhaka River Naxal.jpg
subdivision_type1	Countries
subdivision_name1	*India
subdivision_type4	Districts
subdivision_name4	*Gangtok district, India
subdivision_type5	States
subdivision_name5	*Sikkim India
source1	Bitang Lake
source1_location	Kupup, Gangtok district, Sikkim, India
mouth	Dharla River, Brahmaputra
mouth_location	Lalmonirhat District, Bangladesh

Bhutan
Bangladesh
Pakyong District India
Samtse Bhutan
Kalimpong India
Jalpaiguri India
Cooch Behar India
Lalmonirhat Bangladesh
Kurigram Bangladesh.
Samtse Bhutan
West Bengal India
Rangpur Bangladesh.

Kurigram]] City and Passes southwards until the Dharla [[debouches]] into the [[Brahmaputra River]] at Bagua Anantpur of [[Kurigram District]]. Due to the river's wandering over several international borders, only a small length of the river lies in Bangladesh and Bhutan and most of its path lies in India. In some places, this river is also known as Mansai river and Singhimari river.<ref>{{cite book

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jaldhaka_River |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}

Geography

Jaldhak or Dichu originates from the Kupup Lake, a small glacial lake in Sikkim. It gains volume through the confluence of two other streams near Bindu, viz., Bindu Khola and Dudh Pokhri. The combined stream meet at Bindu to increase the volume of Jaldhaka River, thus forming a riverine boundary with India and Bhutan in the left bank. The main tributaries that join the river on its right bank are the Murti, the Jholung khola, the Naksal Khola, the Sutunga and the Jarda in the lower reach. The Diana, Rehti-Duduya and Mujnai are the main left bank tributaries.

Jaldhaka River at the Nakshal Picnic Ground, India - Bhutan Border

The river flows through the three North Bengal districts of Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Bihar. The entire watershed is the most fertile agricultural zone along with the Teesta Basin. The upper course is famous for crops like ginger, medicinal herbs and fruits like oranges and pomegranate. The middle course comprising Jalpaiguri district is entirely tea and corn dominated and the lower course is dominated by rice, jute and tobacco. The inter-river formed lands are cultivated with crops like bamboo and mat sticks. In the lower basin, the inter-river lands are cultivated with banana.

The river enters Bangladesh at Ghoksadanga district to meet the Brahmaputra or the Jamuna as it is known there.

Floods

River Jaldhaka, along with River Teesta have caused major flooding multiple times in Bangladesh during monsoon season between June and September.

References

(2005). "Discovery of North-East India: Geography, History, Culture, Religion, Politics, Sociology, Science, Education and Economy. Assam. Volume three". Mittal Publications.
(28 August 2021). "Several thousand houses inundated in Kurigram".

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