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Ichamati River : West Bengal

Ichamati River : West Bengal

The Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways inaugurated the dredging work at National Waterways 44, Ichamati River in West Bengal .

  • Ichamati River is actually a trans-boundary river that flows through India and Bangladesh.
  • It acts as a boundary between the two nations.
  • It is now in three parts
  • The longer part flows from the Mathabhanga River, a distributary of the Padma, and after flowing for 208 km joins the Kalindi River near Hasnabad in North 24 Parganas and Debhata in Satkhira District.
  • Ichhamati River and its tributaries form a large oxbow lake complexin North 24-Paraganas district near Bangaon.