The Bakreshwar River is a tributary of the Mayurakshi River. It originates in Santhal Parganas division of Jharkhand.[1] It then flows through Birbhum district and meets the Kopai River. The combined waters flow into the Mayurakshi River in Murshidabad district.[2]
Neel Nirjan
When traveling along the Panagarh–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.[3] The thermal power station is near Chinpai.
Irrigation
Bakreshwar canal provides irrigation.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ Birbhum District. District Administration. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ↑ Sarkar, Joydeep, Paryatan Boichitre Birbhum Jela, Paschim Banga, p. 200
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