Kulik River

River in Bangladesh and India

Raiganj
Malda City

Physical characteristicsSourceHimalayas MouthGanges

• location

Godagiri, Nawabganj District, Bangladesh

• coordinates

24°29′24″N 88°18′14″E / 24.49000°N 88.30389°E / 24.49000; 88.30389Length360 km (220 mi)Basin size20,600 km² (8,000 sq mi)Basin featuresTributaries • leftTangon River, Nagar River (Rangpur) • rightMechi River, Kankai River, Balason River, Kalindri River

The Kulik River is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of West Bengal and Bihar, and Rangpur Division of Bangladesh^[1]

India

In West Bengal, it goes through North Dinajpur district and has a bird sanctuary around it.^[2] In 2017, the river flooded resulting in the death of three people.^[3] The river has shrank due illegal dumping of waste and grabbing of land by the river.^[4] The government of West Bengal has been trying to revive the river.^[4]

Bangladesh

It goes through Thakurgaon District in Bangladesh.^[5]^[6] The people of Thakurgaon have been demanding the government of Bangladesh build a bridge on Kulik River.^[7] The palace of Raja Tonkonath lies by the banks of Kulik River.^[8]

References

^ "Saving an indispensable river". The Statesman. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Weekending with Storks at Kulik Bird Sanctuary". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "bengal floods: 3 killed, road and rail links to north Bengal remain cut off | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "N Dinajpur talks ways to save Kulick River". The Statesman. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Thakurgaon people wait for bridge for years amid mounting sufferings". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Endangered 'Nilgai' found in Thakurgaon". Dhaka Tribune. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "People suffer as demand for a RCC bridge goes unheeded". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Raja Tonkonath's Palace in ruins". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.