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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word means,in Indian laguages, "eye of the peacock" , mayur/mor means peacock and Akshi is eye | The word means,in Indian laguages, "eye of the peacock", mayur/mor means peacock and Akshi is eye. <ref name=‘mayur1’>{{cite web| url = https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/mayurakshi-river | title= Mayurakshi River | work= |publisher= Academic Accelerator | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref><ref name= ‘mayur2’>{{cite web| url = https://deoghar.co/mayurakshi-river-massanjore-dam/ | title= Mayurakshi River Deoghar-Massanjore Dam | work= Updated 5 July 2023 |publisher=Deoghar | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Mayurakshi River originates from the Trikut Hill, about 16 km (10 miles) away | Mayurakshi River originates from the Trikut Hill, about 16 km (10 miles) away from [[Deoghar]]. <ref name=‘mayur1’/>It flows for 250 km (160 miles) through the [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]] and [[Dumka district|Dumka]] districts in Jharkhand and [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]] and [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] districts of West Bengal before joining the [[Hooghly River|Bhagirathi]].<ref name= ‘mayur2’/> | ||
The Mayurakshi River Basin covers 9,596 sq km.<ref name= ‘mayur3’>{{cite web| url = https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-2839-4#Sec2 | title= Drainage basin morphometry and evaluating its role in flood-inducing capacity of tributary rivers of Mayurakshi River, India| work= Aznarul Islam & Suman Deb Barman |publisher= Springer Link | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref> | The Mayurakshi River Basin covers 9,596 sq km.<ref name= ‘mayur3’>{{cite web| url = https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-020-2839-4#Sec2 | title= Drainage basin morphometry and evaluating its role in flood-inducing capacity of tributary rivers of Mayurakshi River, India| work= Aznarul Islam & Suman Deb Barman |publisher= Springer Link | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Brahmani]], [[Dwarka River|Dwaraka]], [[Bakreshwar River|Bakreswar]] and [[Kopai River|Kopai]] rivers.<ref name=‘mayur1’/> | Brahmani]], [[Dwarka River|Dwaraka]], [[Bakreshwar River|Bakreswar]] and [[Kopai River|Kopai]] rivers.<ref name=‘mayur1’/> | ||
In ''Boatman Tarini'' [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay]], the eminent author, wrote, “The Mayurakshi is famous for its strong current. For seven or eight months in the year the river is a desert – sands stretching from shore to shore for a mile and a half. But when the rains come, she is terrible, demoniac. She races along, four to five miles wide, her deep grey water swamping everything within reach. Then comes once in a while the Harpa flood, when the water, six to seven cubits deep, rushes into villages nearby and washes away homes and granaries and all else in its way. This does not happen very often though.” <ref> ''Boatman Tarini'', translated by Hilren Mukerjee. ''Contemporary Indian Short Stories'', Series II, Sahitya Akademi. </ref> | In ''Boatman Tarini'', [[Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay]], the eminent author, wrote, “The Mayurakshi is famous for its strong current. For seven or eight months in the year the river is a desert – sands stretching from shore to shore for a mile and a half. But when the rains come, she is terrible, demoniac. She races along, four to five miles wide, her deep grey water swamping everything within reach. Then comes once in a while the Harpa flood, when the water, six to seven cubits deep, rushes into villages nearby and washes away homes and granaries and all else in its way. This does not happen very often though.” <ref> ''Boatman Tarini'', translated by Hilren Mukerjee. ''Contemporary Indian Short Stories'', Series II, Sahitya Akademi. </ref> | ||
==Floods== | ==Floods== | ||
[[File:Mayurakhshi River, Dumka (Jharkhand).jpg|thumb|300px|Mayurakshi River in | [[File:Mayurakhshi River, Dumka (Jharkhand).jpg|thumb|300px|Mayurakshi River in Dumka district, Jharkhand]] | ||
Floods are a recurring feature and the Mayurakshi river basin is one of the most flooded areas in the country.<ref name= ‘mayur3’/> | Floods are a recurring feature and the Mayurakshi river basin is one of the most flooded areas in the country.<ref name= ‘mayur3’/> | ||
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==Tilpara Barrage== | ==Tilpara Barrage== | ||
[[File:Tilpara Barrage.jpg|thumb|300px|Tilpara Barrage]] | [[File:Tilpara Barrage.jpg|thumb|300px|Tilpara Barrage]] | ||
It is located near [[Suri]] and is 309 meters (1,013 ft) long. <ref name=‘mayur1’/>It has a catchment of 3,208 sq km. The main canal on the left is 16.62 km long and that on the right is 22.53 km long. These irrigate 2,26,629 Ha of the [[ Kharif crop]] and 20,250 Ha of the [[Rabi crop]] in the [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]], [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Badhaman]] and [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] districts. <ref name=‘mayur4’>{{cite web| url = https://wbiwd.gov.in/index.php/applications/mayurakshi| title= Irrigation Section | work= Tilpara Barrage |publisher= Irrigation and Waterways department, Goovernment of West Bengal | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref> | It is located near [[Suri]] and is 309 meters (1,013 ft) long. <ref name=‘mayur1’/>It has a catchment of 3,208 sq km. The main canal on the left is 16.62 km long and that on the right is 22.53 km long. These irrigate 2,26,629 Ha of the [[Kharif crop]] and 20,250 Ha of the [[Rabi crop]] in the [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]], [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Badhaman]] and [[Murshidabad district|Murshidabad]] districts. <ref name=‘mayur4’>{{cite web| url = https://wbiwd.gov.in/index.php/applications/mayurakshi| title= Irrigation Section | work= Tilpara Barrage |publisher= Irrigation and Waterways department, Goovernment of West Bengal | access-date = 12 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
Other weirs/ barrages in this basin are the Bakreswar Weir, Kopai Barrage, Dwaraka Weir and Brahmani Barrage. <ref name=‘mayur4’/> | Other weirs/ barrages in this basin are the Bakreswar Weir, Kopai Barrage, Dwaraka Weir and Brahmani Barrage. <ref name=‘mayur4’/> | ||
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[[List of rivers of India]] | [[List of rivers of India]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||