Ichamati River: In News
The traditional Ichamati River Durga idol immersion in Taki has changed due to strict geopolitical borders, heightened surveillance and security mandates.
- Ichamati River is a transboundary river that flows through both India and Bangladesh.
- It also forms part of the boundary between the two countries.
- It is one of the bifurcations of the Mathabhanga River (a distributary of the Padma) and originates at Mahjdia village in the Nadia district of West Bengal.
- It flows through the Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal.
- Then it forms part of the India–Bangladesh international border.
- Later, it enters Bangladesh’s Satkhira and Khulna districts.
- It covers a distance of around 216 km before discharging into the Kalindi River at Hasnabad in North 24 Parganas District and finally outfalls into the Bay of Bengal near Moore Island.
- The Ichhamati River and its tributaries form a large oxbow lake complex in the North 24-Paraganas district near Bangaon.
- From 1916-2020, the channel course of Ichamati’s water has seen sharp changes, majorly due to human interventions apart from historical and geological factors.
- The river is having trouble with siltation that leads to a slender flow of water in the dry season and floods in the rainy season.
