| Mundeswari River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Damodar River |
| • location | Bardhaman district, West Bengal |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rupnarayan River |
Mundeswari river is a small river in West Bengal which causes floods in Hooghly, Purba Medinipur and Howrah districts during the monsoons. Any discharge above 2,000 cubic metres per second (70,000 cu ft/s) downstream of Durgapur Barrage occasionally causes the river to flood.[1] It has been suggested that the banks of rivers such as the Mundeswari should be protected with embankments to prevent floods.[2]
- ^ "Flood management". Irrigation & Waterways Dept., Govt. of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
- ^ Asim Roy, Basudeb Day. "Damodar Valley Project: Success and Failures, Myths and Reality". Documents and submissions. The World Commission of Dams. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.