Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Churni River

Churni River From Train



According to an article in the International Journal of Current Research, the river is in part the remnants of an artificial canal ordered dug by a 17th-century maharajah (king). Changes to a nearby distributary of the Jalangi River
resulted partly from water diversion down the canal. Sedimentation
eventually dried up the upper part of the distributary, called the Anjana, while the canal and the lower Anjana formed the Churni. Another name for the Churni is Kata Kal or "dug river".
As recently as the 1930s, the river was an important route for water
travel and trade. However, in the 21st century it has partly filled with
silt, including many small islands, visible or submerged, and is no
longer navigable.


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