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| name              = Ajay River
| name              = Ajay River
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| name_etymology    = Sanskrit: Unconquerable
| name_etymology    = Sanskrit: Unconquerable
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| subdivision_type5  = Cities
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| subdivision_name5  = [[Deoghar]], [[Jamtara]], [[Bolpur]], [[Katwa]]
| subdivision_name5  = [[Deoghar]], [[Jamtara]], [[Chittaranjan]], [[Pandabeswar]], [[Illambazar]], [[Bhedia]], [[Bolpur]], [[ Nutanhat]]
[[Katwa]]
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| discharge1_location= [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi River]]
| discharge1_location= [[Hooghly River]]
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<!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES -->
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| source1_location  = [[Jamui]], [[Bihar]]
| source1_location  = Tola Baridih[[Jamui]], [[Bihar]]
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'''Ajay''' (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]]. The word ''“Ajay”'' means  “Unconquerable”.
The '''Ajay''' (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]]. The catchment area of Ajay River is {{convert|6000|km2|mi2}}. It is a tributary of the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly river]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.atiwb.nic.in/cs5.pdf| title = The Deluge 2000|  last=Roy| first=Jitendra| access-date = 2009-04-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090410035655/http://atiwb.nic.in/cs5.pdf| archive-date= 10 April 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
The Ajay river originates from Batpar from Chakai block of [[Jamui]]<ref>http://www.brandbharat.com/english/bihar/districts/jamui/blocks_jamui.html</ref>  district in Bihar. It then enters Jharkhand near Devipur (a proposed industrial area of Deoghar) and  flows through Jharkhand and enters [[West Bengal]] at Simjuri, near [[Chittaranjan]]. It first forms the border between [[Paschim Bardhaman district]] and Jharkhand and then between Paschim Bardhaman district and [[Birbhum district]], and finally it enters [[Katwa]] subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district at Nareng village in Ketugram police station. It then joins the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi River]] at Katwa Town.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), {{in lang|bn}}
, Vol I, p 27, Radical Impression. {{ISBN|81-85459-36-3}}</ref> Total length of the Ajay is {{convert|288|km|mi}}, out of which {{convert|152|km|mi}} are in West Bengal.<ref name="Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28">Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28</ref>
 
The catchment area of Ajay River is {{convert|6000|km2|mi2}}.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.atiwb.nic.in/cs5.pdf| title = The Deluge 2000|  last=Roy| first=Jitendra| access-date = 2009-04-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090410035655/http://atiwb.nic.in/cs5.pdf| archive-date= 10 April 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
 
The important tributaries of the Ajay are Pathro and Jayanti in Jharkhand, and Tumuni and Kunur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal.<ref name="Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28"/>
 
The upper reaches of the Ajay pass through hilly regions with [[laterite]] soil.  It is only from Ausgram in Bardhaman district that the Ajay flows through alluvial plains. The Ajay valley was densely forested with sal, piyasal and palas trees till recent times when mining and other activities led to the clearing of forests.<ref name="Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28"/>
Recently, Government of India (Ministry of Shipping) declared Ajay River as National Waterway 7, under The National Waterways Act, 2016.{6}
 
==History==
According to the history of ancient India edited by Mc Krindle, there was a river called Amystis that flows past a town called Katadupa, in the days of [[Megasthenes]]. Another historian Wilfred opines that Amystis is modern-day Ajay.<ref>Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 27</ref> In recent times there has been exploration of the remains of an ancient civilisation similar to that of the [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] at [[Pandu Rajar Dhibi]] in the lower Ajay valley.<ref name="Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28"/>
 
There have been at least 14 recorded floods in the 20th century caused by the Ajay river. The lower reaches of the river have embankments to prevent flooding.<ref name="Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28"/>
 
[[Jaydev Kenduli]], claimed to be the birthplace of the 13th-century Sanskrit poet [[Jayadeva]] of  ''[[Gita Govinda]]''  fame,<ref>There is a counter claim that he was born in Orissa.</ref> and [[Churulia]], birthplace of [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]] are located on the banks of the Ajay.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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* http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=147477
 
=== Bibliography ===
* https://riversgraphy.com/ajay-river/
 
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Ajay River
EtymologySanskrit: Unconquerable
Location
CountryIndia
StateBihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
CitiesDeoghar, Jamtara, Chittaranjan, Pandabeswar, Illambazar, Bhedia, Bolpur, Nutanhat Katwa
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTola BaridihJamui, Bihar
 • coordinates24°50′58″N 86°32′14″E / 24.84944°N 86.53722°E / 24.84944; 86.53722
 • elevation400 metres (1,300 ft)
MouthKatwa
 • location
Katwa, West Bengal
 • coordinates
24°06′07″N 88°13′17″E / 24.10194°N 88.22139°E / 24.10194; 88.22139
 • elevation
21 metres (69 ft)
Length334 km (208 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationHooghly River
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightPathro and Jayanti in Jharkhand, Tumuni and Kunur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal

The Ajay (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The catchment area of Ajay River is 6,000 square kilometres (2,300 sq mi). It is a tributary of the Hooghly river.[1]

See also[edit | edit source]

List of rivers of India

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Roy, Jitendra. "The Deluge 2000" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

23°39′N 88°08′E / 23.650°N 88.133°E / 23.650; 88.133


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