Atrai River
title: "Atrai River" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-bangladesh", "rivers-of-west-bengal", "tributaries-of-the-ganges", "international-rivers-of-asia", "rivers-of-rangpur-division"] topic_path: "general/rivers-of-bangladesh" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrai_River" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Atrai River |
| name_other | Atreyee River |
| name_etymology | |
| image | Atrai River during monsoon.png |
| image_caption | Atrai river during monsoon, a view from Atrai Upazila, Naogaon District, Bangladesh |
| pushpin_map_caption | |
| subdivision_type1 | Countries |
| subdivision_name1 | India and Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | West Bengal |
| subdivision_name5 | |
| length_km | 390 |
| discharge1_location | Chalan Beel |
| discharge1_max | |
| source1 | Jorapani river |
| source1_location | near Baikanthapur forest, Ward No 40, Siliguri, West Bengal, India |
| mouth | Chalan Beel |
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Atrai River (also spelt as Atreyee) () flows in West Bengal in India and northern parts of Bangladesh.
In ancient times the river was called Atreyee and finds a mention in the Mahabharata, one of the two Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is linked with Jorapani river, Fuleswari river, and Karatoya River. The Atrai originates in Siliguri ward no 40, near Baikanthapur forest of West Bengal and after flowing through Dinajpur District of Bangladesh, it enters India again. It passes through Kumarganj and Balurghat community development blocks in Dakshin Dinajpur district.{{cite web | url =http://ddinajpur.nic.in/River/river.html | title = Dakshin Dinajpur| access-date = 2009-08-22 | work = River | publisher = District administration}} The river then renters Bangladesh. It splits into two rivers—the Gabura and the Kankra in Dinajpur district. It crosses the Barind Tract and flows into Chalan Beel. The river serves as a perennial source of fishing, even though it is often the cause of flooding in many areas during monsoons.{{cite web| url =http://ddinajpur.nic.in/Flood_Management/Balurghat/balurghat.html | title = Flood Prevention plan for river Atreyee | access-date = 2009-08-19 | publisher = District administration}}
The total length of this river is approximately 240 mi and its maximum depth is 99 ft.
References
References
- "Siliguri ward No 40 History". [[Info Data India]].
- "Flooded: 10 Siliguri wards". [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]].
- "Asok taps Centre on river revival". [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]].
- Mesbah-us-Saleheen. (2012). "Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh". [[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]].
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