Sali River (''In'' ''Bengali''
'শালি') is an important tributary of
Damodar River
Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow o ...
that drains the northern part of
Bankura district
Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisi ...
in the
India
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state
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of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
. It originates a few miles west of Kora hill, halfway between
Mejia and
Bankura
Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district.
Etymology
It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - ...
, and joins the Damodar at
Somsar village in
Indas
Indas (also spelled Indus) is a village, with a police station, in the Indas CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography
Location
Indas is located at .
Area overview
The map a ...
police station.
[O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 1–20, 1995 reprint, Government of West Bengal] It is a rain-fed river.
References
Rivers of West Bengal
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