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	Karnaphuli River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Karnaphuli (Bangla: কর্ণফুলি Kôrnophuli) (also spelt Karnafuli) is a river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh.
		The river is known to the Marma tribe as the Kynsa Khyong.
		An earth-filled dam on the Karnaphuli River created the Kaptai Lake, which acts as the water reservoir for the hydropower station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karnaphuli_River (322 words)

	List of rivers in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Panzara River in Jalgaon, Dhule districts of Maharashtra
		Purna River in Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Navsari districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
		Vaan River in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_rivers_in_India (726 words)

	CMS: Platanista gangetica, Ganges river dolphin, susu
		River dolphins may be particularly vulnerable to industrial pollution because their habitat in counter-current pools downstream of confluences and sharp meanders often places them in close proximity to point sources in major urban areas (e.g.
		(1998) observed a land-locked susu population in the Kulsi river, a southern tributary of the Brahmaputra.
		- Mohan RSL, Dey SC, Bairagi SP (1998) On a resident population of the Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica in the Kulsi River (Assam) a tributary of Brahmaputra.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/P_gangetica/p_gangetica.htm (4330 words)

	Bangladesh - River Systems
		The larger rivers serve as the main source of water for cultivation and as the principal arteries of commercial transportation.
		The Surma-Meghna, at 669 kilometers by itself the longest river in Bangladesh, is formed by the union of six lesser rivers.
		The numerous channels of the Padma-Meghna, its distributaries, and smaller parallel rivers that flow into the Bay of Bengal are referred to as the Mouths of the Ganges.
	countrystudies.us /bangladesh/25.htm (731 words)

	IUCN
		River cetaceans historically ranged upstream from the estuarine zone to rocky barriers and shallow reaches in headwater streams.
		These are obligate river dolphins that occurred historically from the deltaic zones upriver to the mountain foothills where rapids blocked their dispersal.
		River damming has the direct effect of dividing dolphin populations for large parts of the year, if not permanently.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc/publications/rivercetacean.htm (1808 words)

	river_dolphins
		The large rivers they inhabit have been degraded and fragmented, and river dolphin populations have plummeted as a result of pollution, dams and irrigation projects, overfishing, accidental takings from fisher's nets and hooks, and noise pollution caused by boat traffic (Randall et al, 1994).
		River dolphins are sometimes regarded as "living fossils" and are believed to be the descendents of marine dolphins that moved inland to live in rivers and lakes.
		The Indus river dolphin or bhulan lives in the Indus River Basin, Pakistan, and until the 1970s was believed to be the same species as the susu or Ganges river dolphin.
	www.geocities.com /darthdusan/river_dolphins.htm (4970 words)

	Karnaphuli River info here at en.32of100c.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This Karnaphuli River about another challenge that I dont wish to talk about too much right now, (maybe next article!) and that is the fact that we are Karnaphuli River totally conscious in the present Karnaphuli River.
		If we truly understood the significance of every Karnaphuli River and every Karnaphuli River we interact with in our lives, we might start to see life as something special and magical-even in everyday situations, and the idea that every Karnaphuli River we have is an opportunity to learn more about the world and ourselves.
		An earth-filled dam on the Karnaphuli River planed the Kaptai Lake, which acts as the baptize reservoir for the hydropower station.
	en.32of100c.info /Karnaphuli_River (485 words)

	ESDO :: Environment and Social Development Organization
		The Karnaphuli river and the Bay of Bengal are now in danger due to environmental pollution.
		The Karnaphuli river is the harbor entrance from the Bay of Bengal.
		The pollution of the Karnaphuli and the Bay of Bengal is alarming.
	www.esdo.org /green_page/july_news_04.htm (665 words)

	WWF - Ganges River Dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Ganges River dolphin lives in one of the world's most densely populated areas, and is threatened by removal of river water and siltation arising from deforestation, pollution and entanglement in fisheries nets.
		Public awareness and support for conservation of the Ganges River dolphin is virtually non-existent, and although the Wildlife Protection Act of India mandates dolphin conservation as a priority, little has been done at the government level to implement or enforce the law.
		Since the river dolphin is at the apex of the aquatic food chain, its presence in adequate numbers symbolizes greater biodiversity in the river system and helps keep the ecosystem in balance.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/education/high_school/species/carnivores/ganges_river_dolphin/index.cfm (609 words)

	BDesh-Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It also includes the Matamori River delta and parts of the Karnaphuli River valley to the west and ridges and valleys to the east.
		The foremost river is the Ganges, known in Bangladesh as the Padma.
		The foremost river in Asia in average annual discharge (which totals about 875 million acre-feet), the Ganges-Padma is surpassed only by the Amazon and the Congo rivers.
	www.ccsi.com /~farah/bdesh/BFacts.html (2447 words)

	BanglaGallery - Welcome to Our World!
		Flooding of the rivers during the monsoon season causes enormous hardship and hinders development, but fresh deposits of rich silt replenish the fertile but overworked soil.
		The rivers also drain excess monsoon rainfall into the Bay of Bengal.
		At the point where the Brahmaputra meets the Tista River in Bangladesh, it becomes known as the Jamuna.
	www.banglagallery.com /bangladesh/25.php (755 words)

	River Dolphins of No Return - National Zoo\| FONZ
		River dolphins also have small eyes, and those that live in the Indus and Ganges Rivers are essentially blind because their eyes lack lenses.
		The Yangtze River dolphin is called the baiji, which means “white dolphin.” An estimated 5,000 once lived in the middle and lower reaches of the river from its mouth at Shanghai to Three Gorges.
		The boto enjoys vast stretches of rivers that remain free of dams and pollution, and is found all along the rivers from the deltas to the headwaters, where impassable waterfalls limit its range.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2003/5/RiverDolphins.cfm (2815 words)

	AquaNews - The Vancouver Aquarium's Aquatic Environmental News Network
		According to the conservation organization, all Asian river dolphin populations are severely threatened by dams, accidental entanglement in fishing gear, industrial and agricultural pollution, and human sewage.
		River dolphins inhabit some of the planet's most densely populated river basins, such as India’s Ganges River and Pakistan’s Indus River, where one tenth of humanity resides.
		The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has classified the Amazon river dolphin a "Vulnerable" species, the Ganges and Indus river dolphins as "Endangered" and the Yangtze river dolphin as "Critically Endangered." As for the Irrawaddy dolphin, IUCN specialists consider that there is not enough information to make an assessment.
	www.vanaqua.org /aquanew/fullnews.php?id=1939 (453 words)

	River Dolphins
		The species of this family are the La Plata dolphin or Fanciscana, Pontoporia blainvillei, the Ganges and Indus River dolphins, Platanista gangetica, the Amazon River dolphin or Boto, Inia geoffrensis, and the Yangtze River dolphin or white fin dolphin, Lipotes vexillifer.
		Ganges River dolphins arguably number 4000-5000, with the population of Indus River dolphins estimated at 500 individuals.
		The construction of damns on the river systems in which some species are found may negatively impact river dolphin populations by altering their ecosystem.
	www2.canisius.edu /~noonan/cac_marine_mammals/river_dolphins.htm (949 words)

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		The Yangtze River finless porpoise may have declined to under 2000 and is extremely susceptible to entanglement in gillnets.
		River dolphins are threatened by the fragmentation and pollution of their habitat and from drowning in fishing nets or deliberate removal for trade.
		River dolphins are of cultural importance to people living near the river; they exist in myths and legends and often have deep spiritual value to local communities.
	assets.panda.org /downloads/wwfriverdolphininitiativebackgrounddoc160305.doc (995 words)

	arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh/India
		That the river is dying is clearly evident from its stench.
		The fact that the river has lost much of its volume in recent years and scarcely flows contributes to the problem, as the refuse sits as sediment in the water and is not washed downstream.
		As new industries and an entire new city sprout along its banks, the river Balu on the eastern fringe of the city is slowly dying, strangled by land encroachment and poisoned by industrial pollution, creating a serious health hazard for several lakh people living in the area.
	www.sos-arsenic.net /english/environment/ganges.html (10450 words)

	Dolphins in peril (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A Ganges River dolphin, locally called shushuk in Bangladesh, surfaces in the Karnaphuli River.
		The small population inhabiting the Karnaphuli-Sangu river complex in southern Bangladesh (a count of 125 individuals in a 1999 survey provides a lower bound of population size) is relatively isolated from those in the much larger Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna river systems.
		Bound portions of meat, blubber, or entrails are trailed alongside the boat while a mixture of oil and minced dolphin flesh are sprinkled onto the water.
	www.talkwildlife.citymax.com /page/page/532482.htm (375 words)

	Animal Info - Ganges River Dolphin
		The Indus and Ganges River dolphin populations, previously treated as separate species, have recently been reduced to subspecies of a single species.
		Brackish waters are a major component of the total range, but the Ganges River dolphin is not generally known to occur in salinities greater than 10 ppt, although it has been recorded in waters as saline as 23 ppt.
		Relatively high densities of dolphins are found at sites where rivers join, in areas where the current is relatively weak, off the mouths of irrigation canals, and near villages and ferry routes.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/cetacean/platgang.htm (1848 words)

	BDesh Fact's Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		River traffic is insignificant above the Middle Ganges Basin around Allahabad, where railways serve the region, but the rural people of West Bengal and Bangladesh continue to rely on the waterway to transport their agricultural products.
		A river that is both beneficial and destructive, the Brahmaputra deposits large amounts of fertile alluvial soil while at the same time causing disastrous and frequent floods.
		Roads and railroads run along the river, but traffic between the river's banks is dependent on the ferries for crossing.
	www.ccsi.com /~farah/bdesh/Factlink.html (1024 words)

	MIKE 21 C Examples - Karnaphuli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The largest port in Bangladesh (Chittagong) is located at the entrance to the Karnaphuli River, which discharges into the Bay of Bengal.
		The MIKE 21 C was applied in connection with feasibility studies of various river training measures such as guide walls, groynes, dredging.
		Morphological changes in the tidal river were simulated over a month in the monsoon and in the dry season, respectively.
	dhisoftware.com /mike21c/Description/Examples/Examples_karnaphuli.htm (93 words)

	Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) - Home
		They however welcomed the government decision to build hanging bridge over the river instead of concrete one as construction of the first type (hanging bridge) has been considered by experts the only alternative to save the port channel from the threat of loosing navigability due to acute siltation.
		Abdul Muktadir, a senior official of Roads and Highway Division in Dhaka and the Project Director of 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge said the authority now engaged in evaluating the tenders which were dropped for the project by international bidders on January 16 last.
		General Secretary of Chittagong south district Awami League, Moslemuddin Ahmed said there is a consensus among the people of Chittagong that a 3rd bridge on Karnaphuli is a crying need and that it should be hanging bridge and not a pillar-supported one.
	www.bssnews.net /index.php?genID=BSS-04-2006-01-18&id=7 (298 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Platanista gangetica ssp. gangetica
		Although the long-term implications of reduced dry-season flows in the Ganges are catastrophic, both for the survival of river dolphins and a major portion of the world's human population that inhabits the Ganges basin, the cumulative effects of reduced water supplies have received little attention.
		River dolphins may be particularly vulnerable to industrial pollution because their habitat in counter-current pools downstream of confluences and sharp meanders often places them in close proximity to point sources in major urban areas (e.g., Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Calcutta, and Dhaka).
		Mohan, R.S., Dey, S.C. and Bairagi, S.P. On a resident population of the Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica in the Kulsi River (Assam) a tributary of Brahmaputra.
	www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/41756/all (3980 words)

	Heritage & Habitat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		As per the Chittagong Port Ordinance, the Bander channel of the river Karnaphuli and all lands on both banks of the river from Patenga to Boalkhali are under the control of the Chittagong Port Authority.
		Although it has become a big challenge for the Chittagong Prot Authority to stop encroachment on the river, it has adequate legal power to take action against the polluters and landgrabbers as the CPA Ordinance 1976 was amended in 1995, adding provisions to take stringent measures against polluters.
		The fish catch is diminishing in the river due to depletion of dissolved oxygen.
	www.weeklyholiday.net /220302/heri.html (2822 words)

	The Way It Was - 3
		A strong patrol was sent to Mahalchari, a large village on the left bank of the Karnaphuli River where it entered the lake.
		I thought over the tactical problem, two methods were possible, one was the crossing of the river upstream, preferably at night, establishing a firm base and advancing towards the bridge, the resources for this were available with the division commander.
		The second method was placing a company, on the home bank of the river and flying a company from Dacca to the far bank of the river, turning the helicopters around and lifting the company placed on the home bank, the whole concentration would take about twenty minutes from the time the first company landed.
	www.defencejournal.com /sept98/wayitwas3.htm (6244 words)

	Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Karnaphuli depend on its water for their daily necessities, especially for cooking, washing and bathing, even sometimes for drinking.
		There was a provision to make waste pollution-free before discharging those into the river but the provision was not in practice for a long period, said sources in chemical department of KPM declining to mention the cause of suspension of the provision.
		Nine species of sweet water fish in the Karnaphuli river have disappeared so far since 2000 while another seven species are on the verge of extinction, Upazila Fisheries Officer of Rangunia said who conducted a survey on it.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/may/17/17052006ct.htm (1823 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Karnaphuli Paper and Rayon Mills are allegedly discharging on an average 1050 cubic meter of toxic wastes in to the river a day.
		An expert estimated that fertilizer factories on the river alone had dumped 145 cubic meter of pollutants an hour, 35 metric tons of China clay, 4 metric tons of cellulose and sodium hydroxide a day while the tannery industries flushes more than 100 metric tons of dangerous pollutants in the river a week.
		Environmentalists believe that the fast degradation of the river water is one of the main reasons behind drastic depletion of fish resources in the river Karnaphuli as well as in the bay.
	www.bangladesh-web.com /news/view.php?hidDate=2005-08-14&hidType=NAT&hidRecord=0000000000000000056503 (834 words)

	MIKE 21 C Examples - Gorai
		The supply of fresh water to the South-West region of Bangladesh comes from the Gorai River which is a tributary of the Ganges River.
		The off-take from the Ganges River has been subject to severe sedimentation in recent years causing the Gorai River to be completely dry in several months each year.
		The MIKE 21 C model is applied to 1) assist the main consultant in design of river training works and dredging, 2) assist the dredging company in forecast of short-term morphological conditions, 3) investigate the short-term and long-term impact of river training and dredging.
	www.dhisoftware.com /mike21c/Description/Examples/Examples_gorai.htm (142 words)

	India News : Opening of work on bridge over Karnaphuli deferred (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Against the backdrop of prevailing tense situation over construction of a pillar-based concrete bridge on the river Karnaphuli which the Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has vowed to resist, the government today deferred the formal inauguration of construction of the bridge scheduled for tomorrow by the Communication Minister.
		Addressing the grand rally of the Nagorik Committee at the South bank of river Karnaphuli this afternoon, Alhaj A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury unequivocally declared that he would resist any bid to construct a concrete bridge on the river Karnaphuli.
		Addressing the meeting Abdullah Al Noman MP said, "proposed new bridge on Karnaphuli never affected the navigability of the river as the technology to be adopted is the most modern one in the world." "The new bridge will never affect the Chittagong port," he added.
	feeds.indiasnews.net /?rid=3f9d955e48fddeaa&cat=701ee96610c884a6&f=1 (987 words)

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