Beel
A beel (
Formation
Typically, beels are formed by inundation of low-lying lands during
There are different causes for the formation of beels. A string of beels is indicative of there being the remains of a great river that deserted its channel, moving to a new one elsewhere.[1]
Haor, Baor
In north eastern Bangladesh there are large water bodies called haors. A haor is a bowl shaped depression which is flooded every year during monsoon. Throughout the rainy season a haor is such a vast stretch of turbulent water that it is thought of as a sea, within which the villages appear as islands. It remains under water for seven months of the year. During the dry season water drains out leaving small shallow lakes exposing rich soil extensively cultivated for rice.[2][3] In greater Comilla, Faridpur, Dhaka and Pabna districts the beel is sometimes referred to as baor.[1]
Location of important beels
Bangladesh
Bangladesh has thousands of beels, with the best-known being Chalan Beel, Gopalganj-Khulna Beel, Meda Beel, Aila beel, Dekhar beel, Kuri beel, Erali beel and Arial Beel.[4] In the central part Bangladesh, important beels are Katla, Chatal, Nagarkanda, and Chanda. Most of the large beels have shrunk a great deal in recent decades. Regionwise, in the northwest of Bangladesh some of the larger beels are Bara Beel in Pirganj, Tagrai Beel in Kurigram, Lunipukur in Rangpur, Bara Mirzapur Beel in Narail and Keshpathar in Bogra. The old river course of Atrai has beels. In the southern region of Bangladesh, important beels are Boyra, Dakatia, Bara, Kola, Patla, Chatal and Srirampur.[1]
Assam
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References
- ^ a b c Mohd Shamsul Alam, and Md Sazzad Hossain (2012), "Beel", Banglapedia (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, retrieved July 28, 2015
- ^ G. M. Akram Hossain, and Ainun Nishat. "Environmental Considerations for Water Resources Development in Haor Areas of Northeastern Bangladesh". American Society of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ Mohd Shamsul Alam, and Md Sazzad Hossain (2012), "Haor", Banglapedia (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, retrieved July 28, 2015
- ^ Abdul Wahab Akonda, BANGLADESH Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, International Water Management Institute; Retrieved: 2007-12-04
- ^ "Deepor Beel". FreshWater & Wetlands. WWF. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-11-29.