Jalangi

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Jalangi

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One of the three rivers of Nadia District, Bengal, known as the Nadia Rivers, the other two being the Bha- girathi and the Matabhanga. The Jalangi leaves the Ganges, at the point where it enters Nadia District in 24degree n'N. and 88° 43' E., and meanders along the north-west of the District for 50 miles, separating it from Murshidabad. It then flows to the south past Krishnagar, the chief town of the District, whence it turns westward, and after a total course of 121 miles meets the Bhaglrathi at Nadia town in 23degree 25' N. and 88° 24' E., the united stream taking the name of the Hooghly. The JalangT, which was at one time the principal outlet for the Ganges, has, like the other head-waters of the Hooghly, a tendency to silt up, and 36 miles of the upper Jalangf have in fact almost entirely closed. It now derives its main water-supply from the Ganges through the old channel of the upper Bhairab, and with it forms part of the Nadia Rivers system. Considerable difficulties have been experienced in keeping the channel open for navigation. The Jalangf is navigable during the rainy season by country boats of 4 tons burden, but in the hot season it is little more than a string of marshes connected by shoals and is fordable at many points. Navi- gation is always a matter of great difficulty at this time, and is in most years impossible. The principal marts on its banks are Krish- nagar, Karimpur, Chapra, and Swarupganj ; their trade is chiefly in grain, oilseeds, and molasses.