Question

The longest river of Western West Bengal is
1. Rupnarayan
2. Damodar
3. Subarnarekha
4. Koyna

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Damodar

The correct answer is Damodar.

• The total length of Damodar is 592 km.
• The source of the Damodar river is Chota Nagpur Plateau and the mouth is Hooghly River, Rupnarayan River.
• In West Bengal Damodar river stretch 200 km in length.
• Udayanarayanpur, Bagnan, Durgapur, Asansol are the town besides this river.
• There are 4 dams on the Damodar river
  • Tilaiya dam on Barakar river.
  • Konar dam.
  • Maithon dam.
  • Panchet hill dam.

• Damodar River is known as the “River of Sorrows”.
  • It used to flood many areas of Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, and Medinipur districts in West Bengal.
• The river Damodar originating from Palamau hills in Jharkhand and bifurcates into two channels at Beguahana.
  • The main flow passes through the Mundeswari channel and discharges into Rupnarayan.
  • The other one Amta channel carries discharge during high floods and outfalls into the Hooghly.
• The Source of the Subarnarekha River is Piska Nagri near Ranchi, Chota Nagpur Plateau, and the mouth in the Bay of Bengal.
  • Getalsud dam, Galudih Barrage are two dams on this river.
• The Koyna River is a tributary of the Krishna River which originates in Mahableshwar, western Maharashtra, India.