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Gumti River (transboundary river)

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River in Cumilla, Tripura
Gomoti River
Gomoti river in Kaptan Bazar, Cumilla
Gumti River (transboundary river) is located in BangladeshGumti River (transboundary river)Location in Bangladesh
Native nameগোমতী নদী (Bengali)
Location
IndiaTripura
BangladeshCumilla
Physical characteristics
SourceDumur, Tripura
MouthMeghna River
 • coordinates23°31′46″N 90°42′08″E / 23.52944°N 90.70222°E / 23.52944; 90.70222
Length95 km (59 mi)

The Gomoti or Gumti (Bengali: গোমতী, gomtī/gomôtī) is a river flowing through the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura and the district of Cumilla in Bangladesh. A dam has been constructed near Dumbur on the river that has formed a 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) lake.

Gallery

  • Gumti River flowing through Udaipur, Tripura Gumti River flowing through Udaipur, Tripura
  • Irrigation is underway by pump-enabled extraction directly from the Gumti, seen in the background, in Comilla, Bangladesh. Irrigation is underway by pump-enabled extraction directly from the Gumti, seen in the background, in Comilla, Bangladesh.

References

  1. Choudhury, A.U. (2009). Gumti –Tripura’s remote IBA. Mistnet 10 (3): 7-8.

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