The Mayur River located in Bangladesh, close to the south and southwestern boundary of the metropolitan area of Khulna, and receives most of the drainage from the city.[1][2] The river is obstructed by sediment buildup, and its natural tidal flow is prevented by gates.[3] The Mayur is a former distributary of the Ganges.

References

  1. ↑ M. K. Roy; D. K. Datta; D. K. Adhikari; B. K. Chowdhury; P. J. Roy (2005). "Geology Of The Khulna City Corporation" (PDF). J. Life Earth Science. 1 (1): 57–63.
  2. ↑ "TA No. 6293 (REG): Managing the Cities in Asia: Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) support to Khulna City Corporation (KCC)" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ↑ M. Shah Alam Khan. "Urban and Peri-Urban Water Management Nexus to a Dying River" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2014.

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