The Padma River Presented by Ayesha Akter

Good view of Padma River

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2. The Padma;Queen of South Asia

3. History The Padma , Sangskrit meaning Lotus Flower is mentioned in Hindu mythology. As a byname For the Goddess Lakshmi . It is the main distributary of the Ganges. The name Padma is Given to the lower part of the Bhagirathi River. The Bangla Name of this river is Podda .

4. In the map of Bangladesh

5. FURTHER DETAILS Main Source ; The Himalayas RiVer MoutH : Bay of Bengal RivEr System : Ganges River System Length : 120 km. Discharge rate of water: 35000 cubic meter par second Location in Bangladesh : Nawabganj , Razsahi,Pabna , kushtia , Faridpur and Chandpur district.

6. RAJSHAHI IS SITUTATED ON THE BANK OF IT

7. Geography The Padma enters Bangladesh from India near Nawabganj and meets the Jamuna near aricha . But finally meets With Meghna near Chandpur and adopts its name Meghna before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. The Padma forms the whole of the southern boundary of the Pabna district of about 120 km. Rajsahi , a major city in Western Bangladesh is situated on the north bank of the padma .

8. Farakka Barrage, a death trap for Bangladesh After the construction of Farakka Barrage on West Bengal , the maximum flows in the Padma river were reduced. It created a lot of problems such as, loss of fish spaces increasing saltwater et c.

9. Our dream, The Padma Bridge The Padma Bridge, Bangladesh s Largest estimated project. However the future of the Bridge became uncertain when World Bank cancelled its 1.2 billion Over corruption allegations. But the Govt. of Bangladesh started the work without the loan and hired a Chinese firm to construct the 6.15 km main part of the bridge. Govt. hired a South Korean firm to supervise this mega project. They have a dream to finish the project by 2018.

10. The famous boatman of Padma

11. The famous novel named Padma Nodir Majhi by Manik Bondhapaddhay was written on the bases of Padma river

12. The Golden fish ,HILSHSA The Hilsha of Padma is famous not only in Bangladesh but also in the world too.

13. The secnic beauty of Padma river

14. Even the Moon has its dark side.. So The Padma does some harm too

15. Some things should stop quickly

16. Reference All the informations and photos were taken from internet …

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