The Bakreshwar River is a tributary of the

Mayurakshi River The Mayurakshi (also called Mor River) is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods. It has its source on Trikut, Trikut Hills, about from Deoghar in Jharkhand state. The Mayurakshi flows thro ...

. It originates in

Santhal Parganas Santhal Pargana division constitutes six district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Origin of name Santal Pargana derives its name from two words: "Santal", a major inhabited tribe in the region and ...

division of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

.Selim, Mohammad, ''Irrigation Projects in Birbhum District'',''Paschim Banga'', February 2006, (in Bengali), Birbhum special issue, p. 151, Information and Culture department, Govt. of West Bengal It then flows through

Birbhum district Birbhum district () is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. The district headquarters is in Suri. Other impo ...

and meets the

Kopai River The Kopai River (also called Sal River) is a tributary of the Bakreshwar River. It flows past such towns as Santiniketan, Bolpur, Kankalitala, Kirnahar and Labhpur in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a small river in ...

. The combined waters flow into the Mayurakshi River in

Murshidabad district Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it ...

Neel Nirjan

When traveling along the Panagarh–Morgram Highway one has to turn left a little after

Dubrajpur Dubrajpur is a town and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History The town of Dubrajpur, was administered by the by Mallabhum kingdom during the medieval Indian period in the 13th ...

for

Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station Bakreshwar Thermal Power Station of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited is a power station with an installed capacity of 1050 MW (5x210 MW) and it is proposed for capacity expansion of another 500 MW. Location Bakreshwar Thermal P ...

and its reservoir named ''Neel Nirjan'' (meaning blue solitude). It is gaining in popularity as a tourist spot.Sarkar, Joydeep, ''Paryatan Boichitre Birbhum Jela'', ''Paschim Banga'', p. 200 The thermal power station is near Chinpai.

Neel Nirjan

Irrigation

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