Torsa River

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For other things named Torsa, see Torsa (disambiguation).
Torsa River
Machu, Amo Chhu
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Torsa River near Cooch Behar
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Location
CountryChina, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh
CitiesPhuntsholing, Jaigaon, Hasimara, Cooch Behar
Physical characteristics
MouthBrahmaputra River
Length358 km (222 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKaljani

Torsa River (also spelt Torsha and also known as Kambu Maqu, Machu and Amo Chhu) rises from the Chumbi Valley in Tibet, China, where it is known as Machu. It flows into Bhutan, where it is known as the Amo Chu. Finally it flows in West Bengal in India and Bangladesh, where it is called Torsa. It has a length of 358 kilometres (222 mi) before entering India, of which 113 kilometres (70 mi) are in Tibet and 145 kilometres (90 mi) in Bhutan.[1]

Afterwards, the river flows past the border towns of Phuntsholing (in Bhutan) and Jaigaon, and Hasimara (in India) and past the great tea estate of Dalsingpara and the Jaldapara National Park. Ghargharia river meets with Torsa in the Tufanganj subdivision, near Deocharai and Balarampur Torsa meets with Kaljani and it then flows into Bangladesh by the name of Kaljani and meets with Brahmaputra in BD. A distributary known as Buri Torsa meets Jaldhaka.

Ghargharia river meets with Torsa in the Tufanganj subdivision, near Deocharai and Balarampur Torsa meets with Kaljani and it then flows into Bangladesh by the name of Kaljani and meets with the Jamuna there.[clarification needed]

Major towns[edit]

Major towns on its banks are:

Hydro projects[edit]

  • Amo chu Hydro Power Project, By NTPC Limited

Floods[edit]

River Torsha along with River Jaldhaka, and River Teesta have created major flooding multiple times in Bangladesh during monsoon season between June to September.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Bandopadhyay, Dilip Kumar, Bharater Nadi (Rivers of India), 2002, (in Bengali), p. 78, Bharati Book Stall, 6B Ramanath Mazumdar Street, Kolkata
  2. ↑ [1]

Further reading[edit]

  • Roy, Suprakash (2011), "Chapter 2. Section 2.1.3 The Torsa basin", Flood hazards in Jalpaiguri district and its management, University of North Bengal, p. 44

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Coordinates: 26°16′44″N 89°34′48″E / 26.279°N 89.580°E / 26.279; 89.580

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