The Dharla River (Bengali: ধরলা নদী) is one of Bangladesh's trans-boundary rivers. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially A Trans-boundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border either a border within a nation or an International boundary. It originates in the Himalayas where it is known as the Jaldhaka River, and then it flows through the Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, India, one of the seven main rivers to do so. The Jaldhaka River (জলঢাকা Jôlḍhaka) is a Trans-boundary river, with a length of 192 kilometres that originates in southeastern Sikkim Jalpaiguri ( Bengali:জলপাইগুড়ি is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. Cooch Behar ( is the district headquarters and the largest town of Cooch Behar District in the Indian state of West Bengal. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Here the river enters Bangladesh through the Lalmonirhat District and joins with the Jaldhaka River and flows as the Dharla River until it empties into the Brahmaputra River near the Kurigram District. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Lalmonirhat is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division. The Jaldhaka River (জলঢাকা Jôlḍhaka) is a Trans-boundary river, with a length of 192 kilometres that originates in southeastern Sikkim The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra is a Trans-boundary river and one of the major Rivers of Asia. Kurigram is a district in North-Eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Rajshahi Division. Near Patgram Upazila, it again flows easternly back into India. Patgram (পাটগ্রাম is an Upazila of Lalmonirhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Suddenly it turns south and enters Bangladesh for the second time through Kurigram and continues a slow meandering course. Kurigram is a town in Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh. Until recently it was a part of Rangpur city but it gained District status a few years [1]
Erosion by the rivers Dharla and Jamuna took a serious turn in Lalmonirhat and Pabna in 2007. In Lalmonirhat, about two kilometres of seven kilometre-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. Kurigram is a town in Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh. Until recently it was a part of Rangpur city but it gained District status a few years There also is a bridge. The river is full during the monsoon season but has only knee-deep water in summer. A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months Deposition of silt has led to the formation of many small islands (chars) in the river. [3]
References
- ^ Dharla. Retrieved on 2007-07-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians
- ^ Erosion of Dharla, Jamuna worsens
- ^ Khokon, Leaquat Hossain, 64 Jela Bhraman, 2007, pp. 14-15, Anindya Prokash, Dhaka, ISBN 984 8740 19 8