Gumti River (Tripura)

Gomoti River
Gomoti river in Kaptan Bazar,Comilla.
Countries Bangladesh, India
State Tripura
Region Chittagong
District Comilla
Source Dumur, Tripura
Mouth Meghna River
Length 95 km (59 mi)
Gumti River flowing through Udaipur, Tripura

Gumti, Gomti, Gumati or Gomati (Bengali: গোমতী, gomtī/gomôtī) is a river flowing through the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura and Bangladesh. A dam has been constructed near Dumbur on the river that has formed a lake covering 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi).[1]

Irrigation is underway by pump-enabled extraction directly from the Gumti, seen in the background, in Comilla, Bangladesh.

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References

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

Coordinates: 23°32′N 90°43′E / 23.533°N 90.717°E / 23.533; 90.717


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