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The '''Bakreshwar River''' is a tributary of the [[Mayurakshi River]]. It originates in [[Santhal Parganas]] division of [[Jharkhand]].<ref name=Selim>Selim, Mohammad, ''Irrigation Projects in Birbhum District'',''Paschim Banga'', February 2006, (in Bengali), Birbhum special issue, p. 151, Information and Culture department, Govt. of West Bengal</ref> It then flows through [[Birbhum district]] and meets the [[Kopai River]]. The combined waters flow into the Mayurakshi River in [[Murshidabad district]].<ref name=admin>{{cite web | url = http://birbhum.gov.in/ | title =Birbhum District | access-date = 2009-02-18 | publisher = District Administration| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090220115645/http://birbhum.gov.in/| archive-date= 20 February 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><br />
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==Neel Nirjan==<br />
When traveling along the [[Panagarh&ndash;Morgram Highway]] one has to turn left a little after [[Dubrajpur]] for [[Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station]] and its reservoir named ''Neel Nirjan'' (meaning blue solitude). It is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.<ref>Sarkar, Joydeep, ''Paryatan Boichitre Birbhum Jela'', ''Paschim Banga'', p. 200</ref> The thermal power station is near Chinpai.<br />
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==Irrigation==<br />
Bakreshwar canal provides irrigation.<ref name=Selim/><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090308081323/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/maps/birbhum.shtml Map of Birbhum]<br />
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