Kulik River
Location
CountriesIndia and Bangladesh
StatesWest Bengal and Bihar
DivisionRajshahi
Cities
Physical characteristics
SourceHimalayas
MouthGanges
 • location
Godagiri, Nawabganj District, Bangladesh
 • coordinates
24°29′24″N 88°18′14″E / 24.49000°N 88.30389°E / 24.49000; 88.30389
Length360 km (220 mi)
Basin size20,600 km2 (8,000 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftTangon River, Nagar River (Rangpur)
 • rightMechi River, Kankai River, Balason River, Kalindri River

The Kulik River is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of West Bengal and Bihar, and Rangpur Division of Bangladesh[1]

India

In West Bengal, it goes through North Dinajpur district and has a bird sanctuary around it.[2] In 2017, the river flooded resulting in the death of three people.[3] The river has shrank due illegal dumping of waste and grabbing of land by the river.[4] The government of West Bengal has been trying to revive the river.[4]

Bangladesh

It goes through Thakurgaon District in Bangladesh.[5][6] The people of Thakurgaon have been demanding the government of Bangladesh build a bridge on Kulik River.[7] The palace of Raja Tonkonath lies by the banks of Kulik River.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Saving an indispensable river". The Statesman. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Weekending with Storks at Kulik Bird Sanctuary". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "bengal floods: 3 killed, road and rail links to north Bengal remain cut off | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "N Dinajpur talks ways to save Kulick River". The Statesman. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Thakurgaon people wait for bridge for years amid mounting sufferings". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Endangered 'Nilgai' found in Thakurgaon". Dhaka Tribune. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "People suffer as demand for a RCC bridge goes unheeded". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Raja Tonkonath's Palace in ruins". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.


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