| Jaldhaka River one of the trans-boundary
rivers, originates from the himalayas
of southeast Sikkim and flows over Jalpaiguri and Kuchbihar. The river
enters Bangladesh through lalmonirhat
district. After entering Bangladesh, the river joins with the dharla
and flows as Dharla before debouching into the brahmaputra
near kurigram.
The total length of the Jaldhaka is about 192 km of which a little part
lies within Bangladesh.
[Md Mahbub Murshed]
See map in
brahmaputra-jamuna river
system.
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