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Table 2 : Major Rivers, those are flowing through Atrai and Baral Basins
Rivers Length (Km)
Atrai 51.41
Jamuna 46.59
Nagar 41.13
Nandakuja 21.68
Fakirni 18.48
Gur 24.10
Gohala 22.49
Barnai 39.36
Gumani 43.68
Baral 83.54
Sundai 30.51
Source : Chalan Beel Project: Problems and Prospects.
Table 3 : Extent of Water Body and Prospect of Fish Production in Baral Basin.
Fish habitat No. in basin Area in ha Annual fish Annual Fish Fish value
Production Production (In Million
(t/ha) (MT) Taka)
(1997 price)
Perennial Ponds 7000 670 2.70 1800 78.3
Beels 12 269 0.41 110 4.7
Baral river 1 13700 0.11 1438 63.3
Total 14639 0.23 3348 146.3
Source: Feasibility Study of Baral Basin Development Project, Final Report.
Table 4 : Drainage Structures for Water Conservation in Atrai Basin.
No. Name of drain Length in km Area in ha Discharge in No. of vent &
(cubic feet/sec) opening size
(1.52m x 1.83m)
1 Shimultali 4.50 900 10.19 1-vent
2 Udaysiri 4.00 1942 20.37 2-vent
3 Mohatala 2.00 1000 10.19 1-vent
4 Satbeela 1.50 1850 21.69 2-vent
5 Sonadanga 3.00 1833 21.69 2-vent
6 Katabari 2.00 3200 31.10 3-vent
7 Mohishbathan 1.50 2800 31.10 3-vent
8 Ramcharan 2.00 3560 31.10 3-vent
9 Biddyapur 6.00 3800 32.00 3-vent
Source: Feasibility Study of Baral Basin Development Project, Final Report.
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