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	{{short description\|River in West Bengal, India}}		{{short description\|River in West Bengal, India}}
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	\| name = Kangsabati River		\| name = Kangsabati River
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	\| image_caption = Kangsabati River near [[Midnapore]] ~~town~~		\| image_caption = Kangsabati River near [[Midnapore]] City
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	~~: For river in [[Africa]] see [[Kasai River]]~~		'''Kangsabati River''' (Pron:{{IPAc-en\|ˌ\|k\|æ\|ŋ\|s\|ə\|ˈ\|b\|ɑː\|t\|ɪ}}) (also variously known as the '''Kãsai''' and '''Cossye''') rises from the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau\|Chota Nagpur]] [[plateau]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]] and passes through the districts of [[Purulia]], [[Bankura]], [[Jhargram]], [[Paschim Medinipur]] and [[Purba Medinipur district\|Purba Medinipur]] in West Bengal before draining in the [[Bay of Bengal]].
	'''Kangsabati River''' (Pron:~~/ˌkæŋsəˈbɑːtɪ/~~) (also variously known as the '''~~Kasai~~''' and '''Cossye''') rises from the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau\|Chota Nagpur]] [[plateau]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]] and passes through the districts of [[Purulia]], [[Bankura]] and [[~~Paschim~~ Medinipur]] in West Bengal before draining in the [[Bay of Bengal]].

	== Course ==		== Course ==
	~~After rising at Jabor Pahar near~~ [[~~Jhalda]]~~ in ~~the Chota Nagpur plateau~~ in [[Purulia district]]~~, it passes by~~ [[~~Purulia~~]], [[~~Khatra~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Ranibandh~~]] in [[~~Bankura district~~]], and ~~then enters Paschim Medinipur in the Binpur area~~. ~~It is joined by Bhairabbanki. At Keshpur the river splits into two. The northern branch flows~~ through ~~the Daspur area as Palarpai and joins the~~ [[~~Rupnarayan River~~]]~~. The other branch flows in a south-easterly direction and on joining~~ the [[~~Keleghai River~~]] ~~forms the~~ [[~~Haldi River~~]]~~, which flows into the~~ [[~~Bay of Bengal~~]] at [[~~Haldia~~]]~~.<ref>Bandopadhyay~~, ~~Dilip Kumar, ''Bharater Nodi'', p~~.~~68, Bharati Book Stall, 93 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata 700 997</ref>~~		[[File:Kansai river flowing besides Deulghata in Purulia district.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The river flowing besides Deulghata in Purulia district]]
			The river's [[headwater]]s are on the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] in [[Purulia district]], near the city of [[Jhalda]], where the smaller rivers Saharjhor and Girgiri join together. From there, it passes through [[Bankura district]], passing the towns of [[Purulia]], [[Khatra]] and [[Ranibandh]]. At Binpur it is joined by the [[Bhairabbanki]], and at Keshpur the river splits into two.

	~~Kangshabati~~ is ~~created from~~ the ~~confluence of two smaller river streams namely Saharjhor and Girgiri and takes~~ the ~~name of Kangshabati near Tigra village of C. D. Block Jhalda II in district Purulia.~~		The northern branch flows through the Daspur area, where it is known as the Palashpai Canal. This branch eventually flows into the [[Rupnarayan River]]. The other branch, still called the Kangsabati, flows in a south-easterly direction. Eventually, it meets the [[Keleghai River]], and the junction of the two forms the [[Haldi River]], which flows into the [[Bay of Bengal]] at [[Haldia]].<ref>Bandopadhyay, Dilip Kumar, ''Bharater Nodi'', p.68, Bharati Book Stall, 93 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata 700 997</ref>

	[[~~Purulia~~]], [[~~Mukutmanipur~~]], [[~~Raipur~~]], [[~~Binpur~~]], [[~~Midnapore~~]], ~~and [[Kharagpur]] are towns on or near the banks of this river~~.

	== Kangsabati Project ==		== Kangsabati Project ==
	[[File:~~Kasai (kangsabati) river~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~Kangsabati River~~]]		[[File:কংসাবতী জলাধার, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত। Kangsavati Reservoir, West Bengal, India.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Kangsavati Reservoir, West Bengal, India]]
	~~The [[~~Kangsabati Project~~]] was started in 1956 as part of~~ the ~~Indian Second Five-year Plan~~ to provide water ~~to {{convert\|3484.77\|km2\|mi2}} of land in~~ the ~~districts~~ of ~~Midnapur(erstwhile),~~ [[Bankura ~~District~~\|Bankura]], ~~and~~ [[Hooghly ~~District~~\|Hooghly]].<ref>{{Cite web ~~\|url=http://www.dvlp.com/temp/water_irrigation/irrigation_sector/major/kangsabati.htm~~ \|title=Irrigation & Waterways Dept – Irrigation Sector – Major Irrigation Projects – Kangasbati<!-- Bot generated title --> \|~~access~~-~~date~~=~~22 May 2008~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827203542/http://www.dvlp.com/temp/water_irrigation/irrigation_sector/major/kangsabati.htm \|archive-date=27 August 2008 \|~~url~~-~~status~~=~~dead~~ }}</ref> ~~It involves irrigation land using water from the Kangsabati River~~, ~~as well as the~~ [[~~Shilabati River\|Shilabati~~]] ~~and~~ the ~~Bhoirobbanki rivers.~~		In 1956, the Indian government launched the Kangsabati Irrigation Project (also called the Kangsabati Reservoir Project) to provide water for the irrigation of [[Bankura district\|Bankura]], [[Hooghly district\|Hooghly]], and [[Midnapore district\|Midnapore]] districts (the last now partitioned into [[Paschim Medinipur district\|Paschim Medinipur]] and [[Purba Medinipur district\|Purba Medinipur]] districts).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Irrigation & Waterways Dept – Irrigation Sector – Major Irrigation Projects – Kangasbati<!-- Bot generated title -->\|url=http://www.dvlp.com/temp/water_irrigation/irrigation_sector/major/kangsabati.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827203542/http://www.dvlp.com/temp/water_irrigation/irrigation_sector/major/kangsabati.htm\|archive-date=27 August 2008\|access-date=22 May 2008}}</ref> To facilitate this, [[Mukutmanipur Dam]] was constructed at the border of Purulia and Bankura districts near [[Mukutmanipur]], creating a large reservoir.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Irrigation & Waterways Department\|url=https://wbiwd.gov.in/index.php/applications/kangsabati\|access-date=2021-11-22\|website=wbiwd.gov.in}}</ref> It is an earthen [[gravity dam]] with a concrete saddle [[spillway]], standing {{convert\|38\|m\|ft}} high and {{convert\|10098\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}} long with a gross storage capacity of 1.04 cubic kms (36.73 tmcft).<ref name=":1" /> Prior to this project, an [[Anicut\|anicut dam]] built on the Kangsabati River near [[Midnapore]] in 1784 was the sole irrigational structure on the river.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M47tx1g1rf8C&q=kangsabati+anicut\|title=Flood Control Journal\|date=1959\|publisher=United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific\|language=en}}</ref> {{As of\|2008\|August}}, the dam provided water to just under {{convert\|3500\|km2\|mi2}} of land.<ref name=":0" />

	~~As part~~ of ~~the project~~, a {{convert\|38\|m\|ft~~\|adj=on~~}} high and {{convert\|10098\|m\|ft\|~~adj~~=on}} long ~~dam~~, [[~~Mukutmanipur Dam~~]], was constructed at Mukutmanipur on the river Kangsabati and Kumari about 3.2 km upstream of their Confluence. It is an earthen gravity dam with concrete saddle spillway at the border of Purulia and Bankura district. An anicut dam built on the Kangsabati River near Midnapore in ~~1872~~ was ~~also added to~~ the ~~operations of~~ the ~~project~~.<ref>~~[http://www.abasar.net/bk_main.asp?what=B00053 Bharatkosh<!-- Bot generated title -->]~~ {{~~webarchive~~\|url=https://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web/20070927024419/http://www.abasar.net/bk_main.asp~~?~~what~~=~~B00053~~ \|date=~~27 September 2007~~ }}</ref>

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	[[Category:Rivers of Jharkhand]]		[[Category:Rivers of Jharkhand]]
	~~[[Category:Rivers of India]]~~

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: For river in [[Africa]] see [[Kasai River]]
'''Kangsabati River''' (Pron:/ˌkæŋsəˈbɑːtɪ/) (also variously known as the '''Kasai''' and '''Cossye''') rises from the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chota Nagpur]] [[plateau]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]] and passes through the districts of [[Purulia]], [[Bankura]] and [[Paschim Medinipur]] in West Bengal before draining in the [[Bay of Bengal]].

== Course ==
After rising at Jabor Pahar near [[Jhalda]] in the Chota Nagpur plateau in [[Purulia district]], it passes by [[Purulia]], [[Khatra]] and [[Ranibandh]] in [[Bankura district]], and then enters Paschim Medinipur in the Binpur area. It is joined by Bhairabbanki. At Keshpur the river splits into two. The northern branch flows through the Daspur area as Palarpai and joins the [[Rupnarayan River]]. The other branch flows in a south-easterly direction and on joining the [[Keleghai River]] forms the [[Haldi River]], which flows into the [[Bay of Bengal]] at [[Haldia]].<ref>Bandopadhyay, Dilip Kumar, ''Bharater Nodi'', p.68, Bharati Book Stall, 93 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata 700 997</ref>

Kangshabati is created from the confluence of two smaller river streams namely Saharjhor and Girgiri and takes the name of Kangshabati near Tigra village of C. D. Block Jhalda II in district Purulia.

[[Purulia]], [[Mukutmanipur]], [[Raipur]], [[Binpur]], [[Midnapore]], and [[Kharagpur]] are towns on or near the banks of this river.

== Kangsabati Project ==
[[File:Kasai (kangsabati) river.jpg|thumb|Kangsabati River]]
The [[Kangsabati Project]] was started in 1956 as part of the Indian Second Five-year Plan to provide water to {{convert|3484.77|km2|mi2}} of land in the districts of Midnapur(erstwhile), [[Bankura District|Bankura]], and [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dvlp.com/temp/water_irrigation/irrigation_sector/major/kangsabati.htm |title=Irrigation & Waterways Dept – Irrigation Sector – Major Irrigation Projects – Kangasbati |access-date=22 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827203542/http://www.dvlp.com/temp/water_irrigation/irrigation_sector/major/kangsabati.htm |archive-date=27 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It involves irrigation land using water from the Kangsabati River, as well as the [[Shilabati River|Shilabati]] and the Bhoirobbanki rivers.

As part of the project, a {{convert|38|m|ft|adj=on}} high and {{convert|10098|m|ft|adj=on}} long dam, [[Mukutmanipur Dam]], was constructed at Mukutmanipur on the river Kangsabati and Kumari about 3.2 km upstream of their Confluence. It is an earthen gravity dam with concrete saddle spillway at the border of Purulia and Bankura district. An anicut dam built on the Kangsabati River near Midnapore in 1872 was also added to the operations of the project.<ref>[http://www.abasar.net/bk_main.asp?what=B00053 Bharatkosh] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024419/http://www.abasar.net/bk_main.asp?what=B00053 |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{portal|Environment|Ecology}}
{{Commons category}}
* [[List of rivers of India]]
* [[List of major rivers of India|Rivers of India]]

== References ==
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{{Hydrography of Jharkhand}}
{{Rivers in and around Bengal}}

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[[Category:Rivers of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Rivers of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]