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'''Kalpong River''' is a river in the North Andaman islands in The [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name="Shopna2008">{{cite book|author=Ghosh Shopna|title=Introducing Geography 2 (Revised Edition), 2/E|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BRoadQjduhEC&pg=PT88|date=1 September 2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-2249-7|pages=88–}}</ref> It originates from the [[Saddle Peak (Andaman Islands)|Saddle Peak]].<ref>[http://csmrs.nic.in/kalpongigc2000.PDF Characterization of Foundation Rock of Kalpong H.E. Project in North Andaman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410014329/http://csmrs.nic.in/kalpongigc2000.PDF |date=10 April 2009 }}, Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS)</ref> The Kalpong River traverses in the northward direction for a length of about 35 kilometres before it joins the Aerial Bay Creek on the east coast near [[Diglipur]].<ref name="pib">{{cite news |last=Jaiswal |first=O.N. |title=Andaman's First Hydel Power Project |url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fnov2001/f231120011.html |agency=PIB Features |location=India |access-date=2015-06-18 }}</ref> Kalpong Hydroelectric project having capacity of 5.25 MW,<ref name="pib" /> the first hydro electric project in North Andaman is commissioned on the river. The project is expected to generate 14.83 million units of electricity annually.<ref name="pib" />

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==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:North Andaman Island]]

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