Buriganga

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Buriganga
Data
location Dhaka Division , Bangladesh
River system Meghna
Drain over Dhaleshwari  → Meghna  → Bay of Bengal
origin Junction from the Dhaleshwari River at Kalatia
muzzle southwest Fatullah back into the river Dhaleshwari coordinates: 23 ° 34 '17 "  N , 90 ° 33' 26"  O 23 ° 34 '17 "  N , 90 ° 33' 26"  O

length 18 km
Big cities Dhaka

Buriganga is an 18 km long, up to 8 m deep river on the southern edge of Dhaka in Bangladesh .

In earlier times it probably flowed in the bed of the Padma until the Padma changed its course between about AD 1600 and 2000.

In the 2000s, pollution became apparent in Buriganga. Since there was a connection with local tanneries , some of them were relocated to the Dhaleshwari . Nevertheless, the water of the Buriganga could not be used as drinking water in the 2010s, so that groundwater had to be taken, which resulted in a lowering of the groundwater level by several meters in the Dhaka area.

Web links

Commons : Buriganga River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b R. C. Majumdar: History of Ancient Bengal, 1971, reprint 2005, pp. 3-4
  2. ↑ Black foam on the Buriganga
  3. ↑ The river runs black: pollution from Bangladesh's tanneries - in pictures
  4. ↑ Avit K Bhowmik: Buriganga Pollution: Reasons & Prospects (2008)
  5. ↑ Pollution From Waste: Buriganga water shows signs of improvement