Damodar River

  • Damodar River rises in the hills of the Chotanagpur plateau and flows through a rift valley.
  • It is also called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’.
  • It joins the Hugli 48 km below Kolkata.
  • The total length of the river is 541 km and its catchment area is 25,820 sq km.

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