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	Ganges River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of them is the Hoogli River near Kolkata, another major distributary being the Padma River that enters Bangladesh and merges with Jamuna River, a branch of the Brahmaputra River.
		The Yamuna River — a major river in its own right, and nearly as sacred — is a tributary of the Ganga, and their confluence is near what is the site of the traditional holy Hindu city of Prayag, now known as Allahabad.
		It is believed that taking a dip in the river will wash away one's sins, and that having one's ashes disposed of in the Ganga after death may improve one's next life or even allow Moksha to be attained sooner.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ganga (971 words)

	River shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river sharks are members of the family Carcharhinidae, and thus share the basic characteristics of the group.
		Six species of river sharks are known, although due to their secretive habits, other species could easily be lying undiscovered.
		It is also known from the Alligator River system of the Northern Territory, where it occurs with Glyphis species C. Intriguingly, Glyphis specimens from the Adelaide River, Northern Territory, that have provisionally been identified as this species display very different vertebral counts (148 total vertebrae, versus 217 in specimens from the Bizant River).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glyphis (438 words)

	Rediff On The NeT Travel: A travel feature on Calcutta in West Bengal, India
		Along the banks of the Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganga, in Calcutta, it is no different.
		This river is one of the principal arteries that supports the life of the city, even if it has lost some of its importance now.
		Calcutta grew along the river that locals revered as sacred and the foreigners regarded as useful.
	www.rediff.com /travel/1998/jun/22hoog.htm (1379 words)

	Hooghly district - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hooghly is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal in India.
		The district is named after the Hooghly River.
		The district is bordered by Howrah District to the south, Bardhaman District to the north, and to the east by the Hooghly River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hooghly_(district) (157 words)

	Hooghly
		The river is the western and most commercially important stream of the Ganges delta, providing access to Kolkata (formerly Calcutta); length 320 km/198 mi.
		Alongside the River Hooghly there is a concentration of factories which process cotton, rice, and jute, and manufacture rubber goods and chemicals.
		Hooghly was founded by the Portuguese in 1537 and in 1651 became the first English settlement in lower Bengal, while in nearby Chinsura the Dutch set up a trading post in 1656.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0014239.html (249 words)

	Glimpses of Meghalaya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		At Allahabad, the Ganges is joined by the Yamuna River from the south-west, and from that point the river flows east past Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Patna, Monghyr, and Bhagalpur, receiving on the south the Son River and on the north the Gumti, Ghaghara, Gandak, and Kosi rivers.
		(1997) estimated the population of Ganges River dolphin in the river Brahmaputra from South Salmara to Sadiya to be 400.
		The water supply to the river depends on the rains brought by the monsoon winds from July to October and the melting snow from the Himalayas during the period from April to June.
	ua.nic.in /haridwar/gangaji.htm (1577 words)

	Hooghly River Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Hooghly River (alternatively spelled Hoogli or Hugli) is a distributary of the Ganges River in India.
		The river's presence is one of the reasons chosen by the British to settle there.
		The town of Hooghly is located on the river, in the district of the same name.
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Hooghly_River (366 words)

	West Bengal Hooghly District
		Hooghly, also spelled Hugli, was founded by the Portuguese in 1537 following the decline of Satgaon, the mercantile capital of lower Bengal; it was also the first English settlement (1651) in lower Bengal until it was abandoned in 1690 for Calcutta.
		Hooghly district (area 1,214 sq mi [3,145 sq km]) comprises a fertile, low-lying alluvial tract dotted with marshes and abandoned river channels and drained by the Rupnarayan and Damodar rivers.
		The Hooghly's riverbank is densely populated and heavily industrialized, with jute, rice, and cotton mills and rubber and chemical factories.
	www.wb.nic.in /dist/hoog.html (297 words)

	The Mysterious, Endangered River Sharks (Glyphis spp.)
		The river sharks (genus Glyphis) are members of the family Carcharhinidae, and thus share the basic characteristics of the group.
		River sharks in tropical rivers of northern Australia seem to be adapted to waters with very low dissolved oxygen content compared with the Bull Shark, which occurs in many of the same rivers.
		River sharks may not be particularly dangerous or flashy, but they are rare creatures that add to the diversity and mystery of our world.
	www.elasmo-research.org /conservation/river_sharks.htm (1767 words)

	Kolkata
		Capital of West Bengal state in India, on the River Hooghly, the westernmost mouth of the River Ganges, some 130 km/80 mi north of the Bay of Bengal;; population (2001 est) 4,580,500; metropolitan area (2001 est) 13,216,500.
		Across the river is Haora, and between Kolkata and the sea a new bulk cargo port, Haldia, is the focus of oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and fertilizer factories.
		The Hooghly River provided access to the economic and political heartland of India; Fort William was built in 1696 to protect this trading position, and the settlement expanded rapidly by trading in opium, indigo, textiles, and fine cotton.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0000508.html (412 words)

	Andaman Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		They are located 950 km from the mouth of the Hooghly River, 193 km from Cape Negrais in Myanmar, the nearest point of the mainland, and 547 km from the northern extremity of Sumatra.
		The length of the island chain is 352 km and its greatest width is 51 km.
		The whole of the Andamans and the outlying islands were completely surveyed topographically by the Indian Survey Department under Colonel Hobday in 1883-1886, and the surrounding seas were charted by Commander Carpenter in 1888-1889.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/andaman_islands (4034 words)

	Districts of Bengal
		Calcutta is an Anglicized version of Kalikata.Calcutta is commonly prononunced as Kolkata or Kolikata is situated on the left bank of river Hooghly.
		The city is connected to Calcutta across the Hooghly River by the massive and heavily traveled Howrah (1943) and Second Hooghly (1987) bridges known as Vidyasagar Setu.
		The city is situated in a deltaic alluvial tract intersected by numerous rivers, and the area becomes flooded during the rainy season.
	www.infobengal.com /html/Districts.html (1876 words)

	Hooghly
		Many of the suburban towns were European colonial settlements along the banks of the Hooghly river.
		The main attraction is the large mosque - the Hooghly Imambara which was built in the 19th century.
		The larger temple with thirteen towers is the Hangsheswari temple and was built in the 19th century.
	www.wb.nic.in /westbg/hooghly.html (526 words)

	KOLKATA PORT TRUST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The river Hooghly, which is a part of the Ganga-Bhagirathi river system, has played a unique role in the development of the Port of Kolkata, the first major port of India, and the twin city of Kolkata and Howrah on its two banks.
		On the other side, Kolkata is connected by river to the places like Sagar Island with all its importance as a pilgrimage and future potential to grow as a vibrant port terminal and the Sunderbans, one of the world’s largest wildlife park.
		Even a simple river cruise in the twilight with a soothing contrast of high-rises, old architecturally rich buildings and structures, the ghats, the beautifications on either banks with matching cultural activities on board will certainly be a remarkable experience for the tourists.
	www.portofcalcutta.com /kopt04106.html (1012 words)

	Ganges River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of them is the Hoogli River near Calcutta, another major distributary being the Padma River that enters Bangladesh.
		The region encompassing the delta near the Bay of Bengal coast is known as the Sunderbans (Beautiful Forests) - a region of thick mangrove forests, and one of the major habitats of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
		The Yamuna River, a major river in its own right, and nearly as sacred, is a tributary of the Ganga, and their confluence is near what is the site of the traditional holy Hindu city of Prayag, now known as Allahabad.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/ganges_river (674 words)

	Hooghly River -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		It is formed by the junction of the Bhagirathi and Jalangi rivers at Nabadwip.
		A distributary of the Ganges, it leaves that river just northeast of Jangipur, flows south, and joins the Jalangi at Nabadwip to form the Hooghly River after a total course of 120 miles (190 km).
		Situated on the rich Ganges River delta, Calcutta is one of India's largest cities and the dominant urban center in the eastern part of the country.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9326596?tocId=9326596 (735 words)

	Seasons India :: Destinations
		Botanical Gardens : On the west bank of the Hooghly River, south of Howrah, are the extensive Botanical Gardens.
		It is bound by Strand Road along the river to the west and by Chowringhee road.
		Belur Math : It is to the north of the city, on the west bank of the Hooghly River.
	www.seasonsindia.com /travel/destination_detail_sea.jsp?city=CALCUTTA (1312 words)

	WEST BENGAL:CALCUTTA SUBURBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Chandannagore, a former French colony, is a pleasant town on the banks of the Hooghly river.
		Its strand by the Hooghly river is beautiful.
		Chinsurah - Hooghly: Hooghly was founded in 1537 by the Portuguese while Chinsura / Chunchura was the site of a Dutch factory built in 1656.
	www.bengalweb.com /city/wbencit8.html (138 words)

	Sundarbans -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It leaves the Madhumati River (there called the Baleswar) northeast of Khulna city and flows 110 miles (177 km) south past Chalna and Mungla through the Sundarbans to the Bay of Bengal.
		river port, south-central Bangladesh, situated at the confluence of the Dakatia and Meghna rivers.
		It is a major jute-shipping centre, connected by road and rail with Comilla and Noakhali and by river steamer with Calcutta (through the Sundarbans), Goalundo Ghat, and Narayanganj.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9070351?tocId=9070351 (530 words)

	Calcutta - A virtual tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Hooghly River is the lifeline of theCalcutta Port and Calcutta metropolis.
		Ganges or Ganga is the holiest river for the Hindus and is often referred to as Ma Ganga or Mother Ganga.
		Technically the Hooghly River is a distributary of the mighty Ganges.
	home.att.net /~dakku/cal4.html (664 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: India
		From this point a few small rivers run their short course to the Arabian Sea, but the greater ones rise in the heart of the Ghats and run across the whole peninsula, increasing in volume as they progress, and empty their waters into the Gulf of Bengal (Mahanadi, Godaveri, Kistna, Kaveri, etc.).
		In the fourteenth century the country south of the Kistna was held by the Indian princes with their capital at Vijayanagar, while north of this the Bahmani kingdom, and those of Malwa, Gondwana, Telingana, Behar, Bengal, Jaunpur, etc., were in various degrees independent of the Afghan dominion of Delhi.
		The empire of Akbar comprised the provinces of Kabul, Lahore, Multan, Delhi, Agra, Oudh, Allahabad, Ajmere, Gujerat, Malwa, Behar, Bengal, Khandesh, Berar, Ahmednagar, Orissa, Sind, and Kashmir, the southern boundary being roughly speaking marked by the River Godaveri and the latitude of Bombay.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07722a.htm (12511 words)

	Haldia, west bangal, beaches, Calcutta tour, travel.
		The mighty, majestic river that surges past the waterfront and spans the southern horizon as it rushes to its tryst with the sea.
		The Hooghly is a difficult river to navigate because of the heavy silting and shoals and sandbanks that are shifting constantly.
		Tides ebb and flow in the Hooghly, to remind you that the river is all but a part of the sea.
	www.indiaprofile.com /destinations/haldia.htm (1286 words)

	Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> Farakka barrage a savior for Bangladesh, not for India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The BWDB official, who requested anonymity, said initially it was thought that India had released a huge amount of river water through the Farakka barrage.
		According to experts, since its construction the barrage has become one of most debated river management projects in the Indian subcontinent and has often acted as an irritant in bilateral ties between Dhaka and New Delhi.
		While Bangladesh is of the view that it should have access to stored water collected by India with the help of the barrage, its complaint has often been that in the dry summer seasons, the Indian side unilaterally withdraws the flow of water from the Farakka.
	newsarchives.indiainfo.com /2000/10/16/16sav.html (508 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Both the DVC and the Bhakra project in the northern India were reflective of the government's viewpoint that river management projects in India needed to be modelled on Western lines, with its emphasis on large dams.
		In actual fact, till the DVC project had been initiated, the problem of Hooghly not getting desilted had never risen because of the nature and timing and force of the floods in the Damodar and Roopnarayan rivers.
		This problem is acute in large parts of Bihar as various other river management projects like the Kosh project and the Gandak project also suffer from the same problem of rising level of river beds.
	www.cyberbangladesh.org /concern.txt (1630 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : IWAI plans to build floating jetties along Hooghly River
		INLAND Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has plans to construct floating jetties along the Hooghly River, particularly in the stretch between Kolkata Dock System and Farakka, as part of its plan to promote transportation of goods by the river route.
		Built by IWAI in association with the Kolkata Port Trust at an estimated cost of Rs 15 lakh, the jetty is to cater to the requirements of barges plying to and from Northeast and Bangladesh.
		The initial traffic throughput — mostly exports like cement, fly-ash, etc., generated by the manufacturing units located in the districts of Hooghly, Howrah, Burdwan and other places on the west bank of the river — is estimated at 10000 tonnes a month.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/10/05/stories/2004100500520700.htm (429 words)

	Shad of the Shatt Al-Arab River in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		he Shatt Al-Arab River ("Stream of the Arabs") is formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers at Qarmat 'Ali, 160 kilometers north of the Arabian Gulf (Figure 1).
		The Shatt Al-Arab River is under the continuous effect of floods from the Tigris, Euphrates, Karun and Kargah rivers.
		Biology of the Hilsa, Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton), of the river Hooghly.
	www.cqs.washington.edu /%7Ehinrich/shad/JOURNAL4.2/vol4n2.htm (4396 words)

	Untitled Document
		It was found that the Hooghly was fast silting up and this was of grave concern to the Indians because the Port of Calcutta provided the chief access for international trade during that period.
		In 1946, A. Webster, Chief Engineer of the Port of Commissioners argued that the river was dependent on the fresh water supplied by the Ganges and therefore advised setting up a means of controllong the headwater flow into the Hooghly as a precaution to prevent any deterioration of the port's navigability.
		The Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission was directed to study schemes for a long-term solution for augmenting the dry season flows of the Ganges.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~famahmud/ganges2.html (925 words)

	Predators
		The lower reaches of rivers, where the water is slow moving, relatively warm, more saline, and well-stocked with plant life, also provide adequate cover and a good supply of food for larger aquatic organisms, including crocodiles.
		Isolated populations of the Nile Crocodile are known to have existed in lakes and waterholes in the interior of Mauritania, southeastern Algeria, and northeastern Chad in the Sahara Desert.
		The bull is the only shark known to live in the saltwaters of the oceans, the brackish water of estuaries and river mouths, and the far upper reaches of freshwater rivers and lakes.
	www.aquaticape.org /predators.html (6896 words)

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