Bidyadhari
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Bidyadhari is a river in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Variants
Course
It originates near Haringhata in Nadia district and then flows through Deganga, Habra and Barasat areas of North 24 Parganas before joining the Raimangal River in the Sundarbans.[1]
History
The river has formed a major navigation route for earlier civilisations. The river port of Chandraketugarh in the third century BC was on the banks of this river. This river has been the major drainage system of North 24 Parganas and Kolkata.[2]