Kaljani River (Bengali:কালজানী) is a tributary of Torsha river, originated (26°50'24"N 89°26'28"E) inBhutan at the foothills of the Himalayas and it flows from north to south via Bhutan & India and converges (26°16'25"N 89°35'01"E) withTorsha river that again converges withBrahmaputra river which converges withPadma river that merges withBay of Bengal. Kaljani river and its tributaries are attractions of the Dooars[[1]] Major tributaries of Kaljani areDima, Nonai, etc. The major portion of the river flows through the Indian stateWest Bengal. In 1993, towns likeAlipurduar,Hamiltanganj on its bank was flooded when retaining wall of dam leaked and thrashed while letting the river enter in town killing hundreds of people and animals.
Phuentsholing,Jaigaon,Hamiltanganj,Nimti,Dakshin Barajhor Forest,Alipurduar,Chilakhana are some places situated on Kaljani river's bank.
26°30′45″N89°27′36″E / 26.5124°N 89.4601°E /26.5124; 89.4601
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