What is the nature of the Damodar River?

River Damodar is a tributary of River Ganga, joining on the right bank . It is a notorious river of West Bengal. Due to over flooding, it is known as the tears of West Bengal ! read more

Damodar River was earlier known as the "River of Sorrows" as it used to flood many areas of Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah and Medinipur districts. Even now the floods sometimes affect the lower Damodar Valley, but the havoc it wreaked in earlier years is now a matter of history. read more

Water and bed sediment samples collected from the Damodar River and its tributaries were analysed to study elemental chemistry and suspended load characteristics of the river basin. Na and Ca are the dominant cations and HCO 3 is the dominant anion. read more