The little Jamuna River system consist of many tributaries, including the Kharkhari and Tilai rivers which originate through collection of runoff from depressions near Syedpur. The watercourse near Phulbari is also locally named ‘Ichamoti-Jamuna’ river. South of the study area, the flow from the Tulsi Ganga River meets the Ichamoti River, which then flow southwards until its confluence with the Atrai River

1. Present Condition OF Little Jamuna River
Presented By
Sushanta Gupta
CourseTitle: Water Resource Management
Course No.: GEE 523

2. • Dinajpur District covers a part of Barind tract.
• The Barind tract, has been slightly uplifted above
the central fluvial flood plain by faulting activity
and lies at an elevation between 25 and 46.
• Phulbari tows is relatively flat and generally located
on topographic undulations, between 0.6 and
three meters higher than the surrounding
agricultural fields.
• Maximum rainfall occurs in monsoon.

3. • 86 percent of Bangladesh is located below 30
meters above sea level.
• Barind tract lies at an elevation 25 to 46 MASL
• Surface elevation of Phulbari is 25 MASL to 32
MASL

5. • It enters India near Hilli at Birampur and again
enters into Bangladesh through Panchbibi.
• After beginning at Nilphamari, little Jamuna flows in
southern direction and passes the different upazila
of Dinajpur
• From Panchbibi it takes southern direction and
meets with Atrai in Naogaon and finally meets with
Jamuna.

6. ■ Little Jamuna River is used as a generic name to describe the
whole watercourse catchments of the Ichamoti-Jamuna,
Kharkhari, Tilai and Little Jamuna River system

7. ■ The little Jamuna River has an estimated bank full capacity of around 250 cubic meters
per second and its catchment area is 600 square km
■ The multiple headwaters of the Khari Pul lie immediately south of the
Barapukuria coal mine.
■ This contains waste water from the Baropukuria coal mine. The catchment of the
Kharipul River is approximately 130 square km while the Nalsissa river has a catchment
of approximately 150 square kilometers. The Kharipul River is hydraulically joined to
the little Jamuna River via flood overflow channel immediately north northwest of the
mine footprint. The upstream sections of the Nalsissa river occurs in the lower sections
of this water course
250 cubic
multiple headwaters of the Khari Pul river

8. GEOMORPHIC FEATURE
■ a relatively sinuous low flow inset channel within a larger flood waterway,
■ point bars,
■ cut off,
■ instream bars, and some sand rippling downstream of PhulbariTownship.
■ The bed and banks of the River are sandy except for some areas of Madhupur clay outcropping
between the confluence of theTilai River and the Southern limit of PhulbariTownship

10. WATER LEVEL &
FLOW
■ BWDB data for the little Jamuna River at Phulbari shows a distinct
pattern of wet and dry seasons flow, with peaks generally in the
month of October.
■ Small changed in water levels can be associated with significant
increases in flow,

11. PHULBARI GAUGE: WATER LEVELS

12. PHULBARI GAUGE: FLOW

13. FLOW COMPARISON

14. FLOOD
■ The large scale rainfall system over India and the Himalayas,
which feed the Padma, Jamuna and Meghna rivers and
significantly influence flood events in other parts of
Bangladesh, are not a significant factor in flooding of the
study area.

15. REASONS
■ Rivers within the study area originate locally on al alluvial platform of RL
+25 meters to 32 meters ASL
■ The deposit is also located on relatively high ground within the Barind
Tract, which minimizes backwater effects from the major river system
when they flood
■ Flooding in the study area is essentially a local phenomenon.
■ Two days torrential rainfall can full the river bank and this water drains
within a short time if no rainfall occurs.

16. Recorded flood peaks at Phulbari
During the flood it was observed that the little Jamuna River overflowed its
banks at several topographical low locations but not within the Phulbari
Township

17. Present and Past comparison
■ Once the river support the irrigation of this area but now people have to depend on ground
water.
■ The depth of the river has decreased considerably compared to the past.
■ Though the river had bank full stage through out the year but now it is progressing
towards death.
■ The kharipul rivers contains the waste water from Coal mine,

18. Dry Period Condition

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