query: where does cauvery reach the bay of bengal

pos: Kaveri Kaveri Kaveri (anglicized as Cauvery), also referred as Ponni, is an Indian river flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is the third largest after Godavari and Krishna in south India and the largest in Tamil Nadu which on its course, bisects the state into North and South. Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka it flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths in Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu. Amongst the

neg: Arasalar River Arasalar River The river Arasalar (Tamil: அரசலாறு) is a branch of Cauvery which split into 5 different rivers when it enters into Tanjore District from Trichy. Exactly in the place near to Pullambadi where the River Cauvery been stopped by Lower Anaicut and from Tiruvaiyaru (separation of 5 rivers) this Arasalar separates from River Cauvery. This Arasalar takes is course from Tiruvaiyaru of Tanjore, covers and travels through Kumbakonam and enters into the Sea of Bay of Bengal at Karaikal, Where Karaikal once served as a River Port till 19th century where the Yachts and "Marakkalam" ships of Karaikal Marakkayar

neg: Arasalar River Shri. Amarar Kalki speaks a lot about Arasalar. Arasalar River The river Arasalar (Tamil: அரசலாறு) is a branch of Cauvery which split into 5 different rivers when it enters into Tanjore District from Trichy. Exactly in the place near to Pullambadi where the River Cauvery been stopped by Lower Anaicut and from Tiruvaiyaru (separation of 5 rivers) this Arasalar separates from River Cauvery. This Arasalar takes is course from Tiruvaiyaru of Tanjore, covers and travels through Kumbakonam and enters into the Sea of Bay of Bengal at Karaikal, Where Karaikal once served as a River Port till 19th century where

neg: Geography of Tiruchirappalli the Bay of Bengal coast, The city of Madurai is situated south of Tiruchirappalli. The topology of Tiruchirappalli is almost flat with a few isolated hillocks rising above the surface, the highest of which is the "Rockfort". The average elevation is . The city spread over an area of is situated on the plains between the Shevaroy Hills to the north and the Palni Hills to the south and south-west. The city is situated at the head of the Cauvery Delta which commences west of Tiruchirappalli where the Cauvery River branches into two streams forming the island of Srirangam. A

neg: Muthupet Lagoon Muthupet Lagoon Muthupet Lagoon is located at the southern end of the Cauvery river delta on the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of approximately 6,803.01 ha of which only 4% is occupied by well-grown mangroves. The rivers Paminiyar, Koraiyar, Kilaithankiyar, Marakkakoraiyar and other tributaries of the river Cauvery flow through Muthupet and adjacent villages. At the tail end, they form a lagoon before meeting the sea. The northern and western borders of the lagoon are occupied by muddy silt ground which is devoid of mangroves. The mangroves beyond Muthupet lagoon are discontinuously found along the shore and extended up

neg: Sembanarkoil Sembanarkoil Sembanarkoil (formerly Semponnarkoil) is a panchayat town in Tranquebar taluk in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is located in the historic Thanjavur area on the banks of the river Cauvery. The history of the place is centered around the Swarnapureeswarar Temple. Sembanarkoil lies on the shores of the Bay of Bengal between Northern Latitude 10.7906 degrees and 79.8428 Degrees Eastern Longitude. The general geological formation of the district is plain and coastal. The Cauvery and its offshoots are the principal rivers. The marine land or coastal land has plain lands except for few

neg: Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas of Mylapore of Cochin was erected, and made to include, among other places, Ceylon and the countries bordering the Bay of Bengal. Saint Thomas was thus constituted a parish of the Diocese of Cochin; and the Augustinian church adjoining the chapel over the grave of the Apostle was designated the parish church of Saint Thomas. At the instance of King Philip II of Portugal, on 9 January 1606, Pope Paul V separated the Kingdom of Tanjore and the territories to the north of the Cauvery River and bordering the Bay of Bengal, from the Diocese of Cochin and constituted them a distinct

neg: HMIS Cauvery convoy escort in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. In May–June, she was part of the force deployed to support amphibious landings of the British Indian Army and the British Army in Rangoon as a part of Operation Dragoon. Between July–October, she joined Force 66 in anti-submarine operations in the Indian Ocean. After a refit at Bombay, in March 1945, HMIS "Cauvery" played a major role in the bombardment of Letpan in preparation of landings by the Indian 4th Brigade to cut off the retreat of Japanese Imperial Army as a part of Operation Turret. In April, she

neg: Natadreeswarar Temple but also lengthwise (at the center between Kudagu, where the river originates and Bay of Bengal at Kaveripoompattinam). The Temple is well connected with City bus services to Erode. All the city buses running in-between Central Bus Terminus and Pasur will make a stop at Kangeyampalayam. And from the banks of Cauvery, Ferry boat Services are available to the temple, as well as to the other bank of the river from Patlur village ,Tiruchengode Taluk Namakkal District Natadreeswarar Temple Natadreeswarar Temple is one of the devoted Hindu temples dedidated to Lord Shiva, located on hillock island inside the River Kaveri,

neg: Karaikal district (also belonging to Tamil Nadu), and on the East by the Bay of Bengal. The enclave is located south of the city of Pondicherry, east of Trichy and is known for its rich cultural heritage. Karaikal town, about north of Nagappattinam and south of Tarangambadi, is the regional headquarters. The main branches of Kaveri below Grand Anicut are the Kodamurutti, Arasalar, Virasolanar and the Vikramanar. Although Arasalar and its branches spread through Karaikal, the waters of Kodamurutti and Virasolanar also meet the irrigation needs of the region. Forming a part of the fertile Cauvery delta, the region is completely

neg: Thanjavur district Thanjavur district Thanjavur District is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur. The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian. As of 2011, Thanjavur district had a population of 2,405,890 with a sex-ratio of 1,035 females for every 1,000 males. The district is located at in Central Tamil Nadu bounded on the northeast by Nagapattinam District, on the east by Tiruvarur District, on the south by the Palk Strait, of Bay of Bengal on the west by Pudukkottai District and Tiruchirappalli, and

neg: Sirkazhi Sirkazhi Sirkazhi () is a municipal town in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located from the coast of the Bay of Bengal, and from the state capital Chennai. Sirkazhi was a part of Thanjavur district until 1991 and has later been part of Nagapattinam district. The town covers an area of and in 2011 had a population of 34,927. It is administered by a second grade municipality. Sirkazhi is part of the Cauvery delta region and agriculture is the major occupation. Roads are the main means of transportation; the town has of district roads, including a national

neg: Velankanni Velankanni Velankanni ("Vēḷāṅkaṇṇi"), is a Special Grade Panchayat Town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, 350 km south of Chennai (Madras) and 12 km south of Nagapattinam. Once a port that traded with Rome and Greece, the tiny commercial center gradually lost its importance to the larger city of Nagapattinam. The canal built to link this town with Vedaranyam still lies to the west. The Vellayar, a minor branch of the Cauvery River, runs south of the town and discharges into the sea. The town

neg: Mayiladuthurai of Mayiladuthurai is called Siddharkaadu. Mayliladuthurai is situated at a distance of from Chennai and from Tiruchirappalli. The town is located at . Situated at a distance of from the Bay of Bengal coast, the town is situated at an altitude of barely above mean sea level. The Kaveri River runs through the town bisecting it into Uttara Mayuram and Mayuram proper. Most of the town lies to the north of the river while the Mayuranathaswami Temple lies a mile to its south. There is a bathing ghat on the Cauvery river. Agriculture is the most widely practised occupation. The

neg: Vedaranyam group was arrested by the British. After India's independence, Vedaranyam continued to be a part of Thanjavur district until 1991, and later became part of the newly created Nagapattinam district. Vedaranyam has an average elevation of and is located on the Coramandel coast of Bay of Bengal. The Vedaranyam swamp is located parallel to the Palk Strait for . The river Cauvery was flowing south easterly direction from Trichy and had its confluence at Vedaranyam due to the emergence of Vedaranyam nose (the nose shaped stretch from Vedaranyam to Kodiyakarai) during the pleistocene period. Due to the rise of teritiary

neg: Sirkazhi a playback singer for Tamil cinema and devotional songs was also born in Sirkazhi. Sirkazhi Sirkazhi () is a municipal town in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located from the coast of the Bay of Bengal, and from the state capital Chennai. Sirkazhi was a part of Thanjavur district until 1991 and has later been part of Nagapattinam district. The town covers an area of and in 2011 had a population of 34,927. It is administered by a second grade municipality. Sirkazhi is part of the Cauvery delta region and agriculture is the major occupation. Roads are

neg: Serangulam located on the banks of the river Paamani, a branch of Cauvery until it unites with Bay of Bengal in the town of Muthupettai. Serangulam Serankulam or Serangulam or Serangolam, is a village in Mannargudi Taluk of Thiruvarur District in Tamil Nadu in India. Serangolam is about 5 kilometers from Mannargudi and can be reached by buses, auto-rickshaws and a mini-bus. Serangolam is roughly about 330 kilometers from Chennai. In the Tamil Srivaishnava tradition, Serangolam (aka, Serankulam, Serangulam) is one of five villages collectively known as Panchagramam. The other villages are Karappangadu, Nammankurichi, Peravoorani and Puliyakkudi (Idaikkadu). Once upon a

neg: Muthupet of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. Islam is the major religion with an estimated 76.4% of the population being Muslims within the town. Tamil is the official language and is predominantly spoken. The most commonly used dialects is the Central Tamil dialect. Muthupet is a town in Tiruvarur District. It is located between Thirutturaipoondi and Pattukkotai, and around 360 km away from Chennai. The town lies adjacent to the Bay of Bengal and is in the southernmost part of the Cauvery delta. Muthupet is bounded by Korayar and

neg: Muthupet Lagoon in eastern side of Muthupet lagoon is comparatively lower than other areas. Tamil Nadu forest department has excavated several canals across the mudflat. Each main canal which enhances the water movement between sea and lagoon, has several sub canals on either side with a substantial number of mangrove seedlings. The western side is not straight a protruding land pocket has formed an islet like structure. This part of the lagoon lies near to Koraiyar river mouth with small mangrove patches. Muthupet Lagoon Muthupet Lagoon is located at the southern end of the Cauvery river delta on the Bay of Bengal,

neg: Nemmeli Bay of Bengal is just from this village in Adirampattinam town. Nemmeli Nemmeli is an agricultural village in Madukkur Panchayat Union, Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India, also known as 28.Nemmeli. Nemmeli village is division of Musugundha Nadu in Chola nadu. It comes under Pattukottai legislative constituency and Tanjore Parliament constituency. It is a small and well developing Village located in southern part of Tamil Nadu. It is 15 km from Pattukkottai and Mannargudi. It is surrounded with number of villages. Being in the Cauvery River Delta Area the inhabitants’ main occupation is agriculture. The younger generation is

neg: Kaveri reservoirs in all the basin states. Kaveri Kaveri (anglicized as Cauvery), also referred as Ponni, is an Indian river flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It is the third largest after Godavari and Krishna in south India and the largest in Tamil Nadu which on its course, bisects the state into North and South. Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka it flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths

neg: Tanjore District (Madras Presidency) the throne. Tanjore district, which is situated on the Cauvery Delta, is one of the richest rice-growing regions in South India. It was scarcely affected by famines such as the Great Famine of 1876–78. The Tanjore District was bounded by the districts of South Arcot in the north, Trichinopoly to the west and south and the Pudukkottai State and Madura and later, Ramnad districts to the south-east. The Kollidam River formed the long northern boundary with South Arcot. The Bay of Bengal bounded it on the east. The district was made of four well-marked physical tracts - the fertile plains

neg: Climate of Asia the monsoon moves northwards along the Western Ghats with precipitation on coastal areas, west of the Western Ghats. The eastern areas of the Western Ghats do not receive much rain from this monsoon as the wind does not cross the Western Ghats. The "Bay of Bengal Branch" of Southwest Monsoon flows over the Bay of Bengal heading towards northeast India and Bengal, picking up more moisture from the Bay of Bengal. The winds arrive at the Eastern Himalayas with large amounts of rain. Mawsynram, situated on the southern slopes of the Eastern Himalayas in Shillong, India, is one of the

neg: Monsoon of the monsoon moves northwards along the Western Ghats (Konkan and Goa) with precipitation on coastal areas, west of the Western Ghats. The eastern areas of the Western Ghats do not receive much rain from this monsoon as the wind does not cross the Western Ghats. The "Bay of Bengal Branch" of Southwest Monsoon flows over the Bay of Bengal heading towards North-East India and Bengal, picking up more moisture from the Bay of Bengal. The winds arrive at the Eastern Himalayas with large amounts of rain. Mawsynram, situated on the southern slopes of the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, India,

neg: Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Wildlife Protection Act 1973, is spread over an area of It lies in an elevation range of (“Ponnachi Betta” is the highest mountain in the centre of the sanctuary) with its northern and southern boundary delimited by the Cauvery River on the Eastern Ghats, which drains from west to east. Its eastern and northeastern borders are bounded by the Tamil Nadu state. The river forms the interstate boundary between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states over a river reach of with dense forests on both banks. The sanctuary is named after the Cauvery River which flows through it over a total

neg: Unalaska Bay Bay extends from Pinnacle Rock and Ulakhta Head to Iliuliuk. To the northward of Spithead there is a ridge extending across the bay, having a least depth of 10 fathoms. South of this ridge the depths increase to 16 and 19 fathoms. There is anchorage anywhere in the bay. The usual anchorage is at the head in 14 to 16 fathoms, muddy bottom, where, even with northerly winds, the force of the sea does not seem to reach home. At the head of Iliuliuk Bay, behind the village, there is a distinct ravine or break in the mountains, which extends

neg: Sagar Island One can reach Gangasagar by availing Helicopter services operated on every Sunday, facilitated by State Government. The Government of West Bengal is planning to connect Sagar Island with the mainland with a 3.3 km bridge costing around Rs. 6,000 million. The West Bengal government is also planning to build a deepwater port in Sagar Island. The Indian navy is also interested in using the port on the island. Sagar Island Sagar island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the continental shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata.This island forms the

neg: Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary corridor in the confluence of Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats where it forms the vital link to the MM Hills, BR Hills, Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The sanctuary covers parts Palacode taluk of Dharmapuri forest division and Denkanikottai taluk of Hosur forest division in northern western Tamil Nadu. Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary The Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Sanctuary is named as it is located above the north of Cauvery river in Tamil Nadu state and south of river connects to the Cauvery

neg: Bay of Bengal enters and flows through Bangladesh, where it is known as the Padma River, before joining the Meghna River. However, the Brahmaputra River flows from east to west in Assam before turning south and entering Bangladesh where it is called the Jamuna River. This joins the Padma where upon the Padma joins the Meghna River that finally drains into Bay of Bengal. The Sundarbans mangrove of forest of Bangladesh is a forest at the delta of the Padma, Jamuna and Meghna rivers lies partly in West Bengal and mostly in Bangladesh. The Brahmaputra at is the 28th longest River in the

neg: Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan time. Sandy Bay has warm summers and cold winters. The average daytime high does not exceed 25 °C, but it is common to have heat waves where the temperature will reach 30 °C to 35 °C. In the winter the average daytime low does not dip below - 25 °C, but is it common to get cold fronts that bring the air temperature to -40 °C. The majority of the precipitation occurs during the summer months, mainly June and July. The average annual precipitation is 460mm. During the summer months it is common for the rain to fall in large

neg: Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar) Air Arm at the very southernmost tip of the Andaman Nicobar Islands. The Naval Air Station (NAS) Campbell Bay overlooking the six degree Channel, one of the most crucial shipping lanes of the world, will soon become India's eye over the Malacca strait and the Bay of Bengal. Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar) Campbell Bay is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil. One of the most famous Indira Point, The Last Southern point of India is located on this Island. One can reach Campbell Bay from Port

neg: South India the southwest monsoon heads toward northeast India, picking up moisture from the Bay of Bengal. The Coramandel coast does not receive much rainfall from the southwest monsoon due to the shape of the land. Tamil Nadu and southeast Andhra Pradesh receive rains from the northeast monsoon. The northeast monsoon takes place from November to early March when the surface high-pressure system is strongest. The North Indian Ocean tropical cyclones occur throughout the year in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, bringing devastating winds and heavy rainfall. There is a wide diversity of plants and animals in South India,

neg: Imphal River II. Imphal River The Imphal River is a major river in Manipur state, northeastern India which originates in Kangpokpi District to the north of Kangpokpi District headquarters. It is a tributary of the Manipur River, joining it in Thoubal district. It flows past Loktak Lake and the city of Imphal and joins the Lilong River, some to the south. It flows to Myanmar (Burma), where it is known as the Manipura River. It then reaches the Bay of Bengal, thereby connecting Imphal city to the sea. Imphal River was used by Japanese soldiers in boats to reach Imphal in World

neg: Imphal River Imphal River The Imphal River is a major river in Manipur state, northeastern India which originates in Kangpokpi District to the north of Kangpokpi District headquarters. It is a tributary of the Manipur River, joining it in Thoubal district. It flows past Loktak Lake and the city of Imphal and joins the Lilong River, some to the south. It flows to Myanmar (Burma), where it is known as the Manipura River. It then reaches the Bay of Bengal, thereby connecting Imphal city to the sea. Imphal River was used by Japanese soldiers in boats to reach Imphal in World War

neg: Karungalpalayam the banks of the River Cauvery. Sri Ragavendra Mutt is located here. The Cauvery Bridge, spanning the River Cauvery in Karungalpalayam is the major road connectivity to Pallipalayam and further east. Karungalpalayam is well connected with city bus services to all major parts of the city. All the city buses going towards the East will have a stop here. Also, the Waterways Ferry Services are available here, for transporting through Cauvery River to the other banks on Namakkal District. A Ferry Station is available here. Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library is the place where Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi delivered his last public

neg: Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary ("Lepus nigricollis"), chevrotain, common langur, bonnet macaque, honey badger (ratel) malabar giant squirrel ("Ratufa indica maxima"), grizzled giant squirrel ("Ratufa macroura") which is under the highly endangered category in the state of Karnataka (but under IUCN Red List as near threatened), smooth-coated otter ("Lutra lutra") The smooth-coated otter sites in the sanctuary’s river reach were specifically studied. It was noted that the otters inhabited riverine areas which were loosely packed sand and rock without compacted sand, rocks, gravel, and plant cover. The river Cauvery is also habitat for various species of reptiles like the mugger crocodile ("Crocodylus palustris"), Indian mud

neg: Bengal Fan the sediment through a series of submarine canyons, some of which are more than 1,500 miles (2,414 km) in length, to be deposited in the Bay of Bengal up to 30 degrees latitude from where it began. To date, the oldest sediments recovered from the Bengal fan are from Early Miocene age. Their mineralogical and geochemical characteristics allow to identify their Himalayan origin and demonstrate that the Himalaya was already a major mountain range 20 million years ago. The fan completely covers the floor of the Bay of Bengal. It is bordered to the west by the continental slope of

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal The countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal include littoral and landlocked countries that depend on the Bay of Bengal for maritime usage. Historically, the Bay of Bengal has been a highway of transport, trade and cultural exchange between diverse peoples encompassing South Asia and Southeast Asia. Today, the Bay of Bengal region is the convergence of two major geopolitical blocs- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) promotes regional engagement in

neg: Indo-Roman trade relations their works and, from their positions as esteemed scholars, were seemingly prejudiced against lowly merchants and their topographical accounts. Ptolemy's "Geography" represents somewhat of a break from this since he demonstrated an openness to their accounts and would not have been able to chart the Bay of Bengal so accurately had it not been for the input of traders. It is perhaps no surprise then that Marinus and Ptolemy relied on the testimony of a Greek sailor named Alexander for how to reach "Cattigara" (most likely Oc Eo, Vietnam, where Antonine-period Roman artefacts have been discovered) in the "Magnus Sinus"

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal the area. The Bay of Bengal countries are often categorized into a maritime subregion. The bay hosts vital shipping routes linking its littoral and landlocked hinterland with the Indian Ocean. Its sea bed is being explored and exploited for hydrocarbon reserves. Prince Vijaya, the first recorded king of Sri Lanka, traveled from ancient Vanga (Bengal) through the Bay of Bengal to the island of Lanka and colonized it. Ancient Malay chronicles record the sailor Buddha Gupta traveling from Bengal to the Malay Archipelago through the Bay of Bengal. Ptolemy's map refers to the Bay of Bengal as the Gulf of

neg: Bay of Bengal m. The submarine canyon is part of the Bengal Fan, the largest submarine fan in the world. The Bay of Bengal is full of biological diversity, diverging amongst coral reefs, estuaries, fish spawning and nursery areas, and mangroves. The Bay of Bengal is one of the World's 64 largest marine ecosystems. "Kerilia jerdonii" is a sea snake of the Bay of Bengal. Glory of Bengal cone ("Conus bengalensis") is just one of the seashells which can be photographed along beaches of the Bay of Bengal. An endangered species, the olive ridley sea turtle can survive because of the nesting grounds

neg: Jaigaon Jaigaon Jaigaon is a city in the Alipurduar district, West Bengal, India. It is located on the country's border with Bhutan. The main overland entrance to Bhutan is through Jaigaon and Bhutan Gate separates the two countries. Bhutan does not have domestic roads linking to all its towns, so Bhutan uses Indian roads passing through Jaigaon to reach such destinations as Samtse, Gomtu, Nganglam and Samdrup Jongkhar. Bagdogra Airport (Siliguri) is the nearest airport, and Kolkata its nearest port, where goods to Bhutan are brought from. Hasimara is the nearest railway station. National Highway 317A in India connects Jaigaon to

neg: Rohingya people merchants had been in contact with Arakan since the third century, using the Bay of Bengal to reach Arakan. Some researchers have speculated that Muslims used trade routes in the region to travel to India and China. A southern branch of the Silk Road connected India, Burma, and China since the neolithic period. Arab traders are recorded in the coastal areas of southeast Bengal, bordering Arakan, since the 9th century. The Rohingya population trace their history to this period. Besides locals converting to Islam, Arab merchants married local women and later settled in Arakan. As a result of intermarriage and

neg: Charles Mills (1810 ship) 1 March. She reached St Helena on 18 March, and Deal on 31 May with several vessels (including and ), and two whalers (including ), all under escort by . "Charles Mills" arrived at Long Reach on 1 June. Listings of departures in "Lloyd's Register" for India of ships licensed by the EIC provide the following information: "Charles Mills", sailing from Bengal, left the pilot on 11 May. A storm came up on 17 May and she foundered on 20 May at in the Bay of Bengal, about 370 miles ENE of Madras. Sixty-six persons drowned; the seven survivors were

neg: Gopinatham began to return to normal and the first village shandy after the death of Veerappan attracted a large number of visitors. The village is now a small-time tourist attraction and trekking is encouraged on a trail. A trekking camp, managed by Government agencies, is located in the forests of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, near the village. The Hogenakal falls is from Gopinatha and cycles are provided in the trekking camp to reach the waterfalls. Trekking is also arranged to Yekehalla, where a small memorial is built by Forest Department of Karnataka State, to remember DCF P. Srinivas, who was beheaded by

neg: Vaduvur so forth. The birds are best viewed between 5.30 a.m. to 6.30 a.m., and between 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Hatcheries produce katla, mirgal,and rogue fish primarily to support the agriculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems i.e. fish farms to reach harvest size. Vaduvur Sri Kothandaramaswamy Temple also known as Dakshina Ayodhya is situated at the banks of a Bird Sanctuary and close to a tributary of Cauvery. The main deity, Lord Rama is known for his enchanting and enigmatic beauty. One of the 108 holy vishnavite temples. Vaduvur Sri Kailasanathar swamy temple is one of the

neg: Vattakudi- North system was predominant with rice – rice – pulse or groundnut sequence, during Kuruvai, Thaladi and Summer seasons, respectively. In some spots where tank (lake) irrigation possibility was available rice – rice – rice (three rice crops) sequence was also practiced during Kuruvai, Thaladi and Summer seasons, respectively. Irrigated agriculture flourished and brought wealth to the farmers until the late 1970s and early 1980s and afterward due to the interstate dispute on sharing of Cauvery water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the reach of river water to the tail end canals of Vattakudi became uncertain and if at all reaches

neg: Thamarankottai and prior to this agriculture was only rainfed. Rice based cropping system was predominant with rice – rice – pulse or groundnut sequence, during Kuruvai, Thaladi and Summer seasons, respectively. In some spots where tank (lake) irrigation possibility was available rice – rice – rice (three rice crops) sequence was also practiced during Kuruvai, Thaladi and Summer seasons, respectively. Irrigated agriculture flourished and brought wealth to the farmers until the late 1970s and early 1980s and afterward due to the interstate dispute on sharing of Cauvery water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the reach of river water to the tail

neg: Ipsita Roy Chakraverti in Wicca in the right way. But I feel it’s time to reach Wicca to the masses, and since Bengal is the place where the Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped, it’s important that misconceptions about Dakinividya are shattered. People should know who a daini is and what she does." In June 2009, Chakraverti collaborated with filmmaker Anjan Dutt and Sarika to make a film called "The Loving Doll", with the story taken from "Sacred Evil" again. It will be filmed in Hindi with bits of English. Sarika plays the central character of a middle-aged woman obsessed about losing her looks.

neg: Kolluru Sree Krishna he has undertaken ocean expeditions. His studies assisted in a wider understanding about the relationship between the rise of the Himalayas, the sedimentation in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian monsoon. His studies have been detailed in several peer-reviewed articles; ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific articles, has listed 85 of them. Krishna was the convenor of the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in 2015 where he chaired the session on 16 December 2015 and presented a paper on "Sediment dispersal pattern in the Bay of Bengal - evidence for commencement of Bengal Fan sedimentation". He has

neg: Walter Clavell to the Bay of Bengal where he was appointed second in command, and, when Shem Bridges left for England, became acting 'Chief of the factories in the Bay of Bengal' a post in which he was confirmed by orders from the EIC in December 1672. In June 1672, Clavell procured a "parwana" (firman) from Shaista Khan, the Mughal governor of Bengal, which did little to stop the oppression of British trade by Khan and Malik Quasim, the Governor of Hooghly. From 1672 to 1676 Clavell quarrelled with Joseph Hall, factor at Cossimbazar, who he accused of trading on his own

neg: Climatic regions of India and northern part of West Bengal and Assam experience this climate. The rainfall is received mostly in the summer and is about 65 cm in the west and increases to 250 cm annually to the east and near the Himalayas. The winters are mainly dry due to the land derived winter winds which blow down the lowlands of north India towards the Bay of Bengal. The summers are hot and temperatures can reach 46 °C in the lowlands. May and June are the hottest months. Winter months are mostly dry with feeble winds. Frost occurs for a few weeks in

neg: Earl Spencer (1795 EIC ship) masters, a new letter was issued. The outbreak of war after a period of peace also required a new letter. Captain Thomas Denton left The Downs on 26 September 1795, bound for Bengal. His letter of marque had been issued on 5 September. On 20 Feb 1796 "Earl Spencer" reached Kedgeree. Homeward bound, she was at Saugor on 3 April, reached False Bay on 12 August and the Cape on 4 September. She arrived at Crookhaven on 27 November and Long Reach on 16 December. Captain Charles Raitt left Portsmouth on 5 June 1797 for Madras and Bengal. He had

neg: Bay of Bengal Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman Islands of India and Myanmar and the Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between Sri Lanka and the northwesternmost point of Sumatra (Indonesia). It is the largest water region called a bay in the world. There are Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of .

neg: Bay of Bengal with pirating have all contributed to shipwrecks in the Bay of Bengal. Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman Islands of India and Myanmar and the Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between Sri Lanka and the northwesternmost point of Sumatra (Indonesia). It is the largest water region called a bay in the world. There are Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal in South Asia

neg: Bombay duck Indian coast. It has been traditionally caught in the waters off Maharashtra in the Lakshadweep Sea, where it is an important item of the yearly catch. This fish is also caught in the Bay of Bengal and in the South China Sea, although in smaller numbers. The fish is often dried and salted before it is consumed, as its meat does not have a distinctive taste of its own. After drying, the odour of the fish is extremely powerful, and it is usually transported in air-tight containers. The Bombay duck is a popular food item in certain areas of India.

neg: Bay of Bengal generated per person; insufficient funds allocated to waste management; migration of industry into BOBLME countries; and proliferation of small industries. Northern Circars occupied the western coast of the Bay of Bengal and is now considered to be India's Madras state. Chola dynasty (9th century to 12th century) when ruled by Rajaraja Chola I occupied the western coastline of the Bay of Bengal circa AD 1014, The Bay of Bengal was also called the Chola Lake. The Kakatiya dynasty reached the western coastline of the Bay of Bengal between the Godavari and the Krishna rivers. Kushanas about the middle of the

neg: Muhuri River water into the river from the Bay of Bengal. The Muhuri empties into the Feni at the reservoir formed by the building of the closure dam from where water is taken out through irrigation canals. The project has helped develop inland fisheries, curbed incursion of saline water upriver and kept upstream areas safe from storm surges following cyclones. Muhuri River Muhuri is a transnational river between India and Bangladesh. Rising in Tripura, it flows into Bangladesh where it merges with the Feni near the latter's mouth to the Bay of Bengal. The Muhuri is also known as the Little Feni.

neg: Bay of Bengal west to east in South Asia and drain into the Bay of Bengal. Many small rivers also drain directly into the Bay of Bengal; the shortest of them is the Cooum River at . The Irrawaddy (or Ayeyarwady) River in Myanmar flows into the Andaman Sea of the Bay of Bengal and once had thick mangrove forests of its own. Indian ports on the bay include Paradip Port , Kolkata Port, Haldia Port, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Pondicherry, Dhamra, Gopalpur and Bangladeshi ports on the Bay are Chittagong, Mongla, Payra Port. The islands in the bay are numerous, including the Andaman

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal depended on the Bay of Bengal for its huge shell currency trade. In the 16th century, the Portuguese empire began traversing the sea routes of the Bay of Bengal. Portuguese maps referred to the bay as the "Gulf of Bengal". The Burmese Empires and the Kingdom of Mrauk U were major powers on the Bay of Bengal. The Kingdom of Mrauk U engaged in a naval war with the Mughal Empire of India in 1666. In the 18th century, numerous European trading companies established settlements across the region. In the 19th century, the British government established direct crown rule in

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal the Ganges. Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms in Southeast Asia depended on the Bay of Bengal for trade and cultural exchange. The South Indian Chola dynasty dominated the region in the 11th century, with records describing the Bay of Bengal as "Chola's Lake". Islam in Southeast Asia also spread through the Bay of Bengal, by serving as a bridge between the Malay Archipelago and Indo-Islamic states in the subcontinent. In the 14th and 15th centuries, explorers like Ibn Battuta of Morocco, Niccolo De Conti of the Venetian Republic and Admiral Zheng He of Imperial China ventured through the Bay of Bengal. The Maldives

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal modern history's worst natural disasters, such as the 1970 Bhola cyclone and 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The international community often mobilizes naval forces to assist in relief operations in the aftermath of devastating natural disasters, with most recently being after Cyclone Sidr and Cyclone Nargis. Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal The countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal include littoral and landlocked countries that depend on the Bay of Bengal for maritime usage. Historically, the Bay of Bengal has been a highway of transport, trade and cultural exchange between diverse peoples encompassing South Asia and Southeast Asia. Today,

neg: Bay of Bengal British East India Company. Gopalpur-on-Sea was one of their main trading centers. Other trading companies along the Bay of Bengal shorelines were the English East India Company and the French East India Company. BIMSTEC Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) supports free trade internationally around the Bay of Bengal between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project is a new venture proposed which would create a channel for a shipping route to link the Gulf of Mannar with the Bay of Bengal. This would connect India from east

neg: Western Indo-Pacific coast, the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Andaman Sea, as well as the coastal waters surrounding Madagascar, the Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarene Islands, Maldives, and Chagos Archipelago. The transition between the Western Indo-Pacific and Central Indo-Pacific occurs at the Strait of Malacca and in southern Sumatra. The Western Indo-Pacific does not include the temperate and polar waters of the Indian Ocean, which are part of separate marine realms. The boundary between the Western Indo-Pacific and Temperate Southern Africa marine realms lies in southern Mozambique, where the southernmost mangroves and tropical corals are found.

neg: Yellow pike conger Yellow pike conger The yellow pike conger ("Congresox talabon") is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers). It was described by Georges Cuvier in 1829. It is a tropical eel which migrates between marine and brackish waters, though not for breeding purposes. It is known from the Indo-West Pacific, including Sri Lanka, the Bay of Bengal, and Indonesia. It dwells at a maximum depth of 100 m, inhabits the soft bottoms of coastal waters and estuaries, and leads a nocturnal lifestyle. Males can reach a maximum total length of 80 cm, but more commonly reach 50 cm. The yellow

neg: Bay of Bengal A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the Ganges-Hooghly, the Padma, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, the Barak-Surma-Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Godavari, the Mahanadi, the Brahmani, the Baitarani, the Krishna and the Kaveri. Among the important ports are Chennai-Ennore, Chittagong, Colombo, Kolkata-Haldia, Mongla, Paradip, Port Blair, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam and Yangon,Dhamra . Among the smaller ports are Gopalpur Port, Kakinada and Payra. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bay of Bengal as follows: The bay gets its name from the historical Bengal region (The Indian state of West Bengal and modern-day Bangladesh). In ancient scriptures, this water

neg: Bay of Bengal to west without the necessity of going around Sri Lanka. Thoni and catamaran fishing boats of fishing villages thrive along the Bay of Bengal shorelines. Fishermen can catch between 26 and 44 species of marine fish. In one year, the average catch is two million tons of fish from the Bay of Bengal alone. Approximately 31% of the world's coastal fishermen live and work on the bay. The Bay of Bengal is centrally located in South and Southeast Asia. It lies at the center of two huge economic blocks, the SAARC and ASEAN. It influences China's southern landlocked region in

neg: Bay of Bengal the problem contributes to a global environmental problem and finding regional solutions is considered to be a global environmental benefit. The eight Bay of Bengal countries have (2012) identified three major transboundary problems (or areas of concern) affecting the health of the Bay, that they can work on together. With the support of the Bay Of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project (BOBLME), the eight countries are now (2012) developing responses to these issues and their causes, for future implementation as the Strategic Action Programme. Fisheries production in the Bay of Bengal is six million tonnes per year, more than seven

neg: Geography of West Bengal Geography of West Bengal Geography of West Bengal, a state in eastern India, is diverse, of high peaks of Himalaya in the northern extremes to where Himalayas are in the north and sea is at the south, with both plains and plateaus covering the remaining region. West Bengal is on the eastern bottleneck of India, stretching from the Himalayas in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. It lies between 85 degree 50 minutes and 89 degree 50 minutes east longitude, and 21 degrees 25 minutes and 27 degrees 13 minutes north latitude. The state has a

neg: South 24 Parganas its prolific character. However, the wool of the sheep which can be a valuable natural asset does not find any use among the natives. Bakkhali beach resort, located on one of the islands jutting out into the Bay of Bengal, is gaining in popularity, with improvements in transport links with Kolkata. The area has been declared as world heritage site by the UNESCO. Boat tours are provided at many places in the region. South 24 Parganas South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs) (abv. 24 PGS(S)) or sometimes South 24 Paraganas is a district in the Indian State of West Bengal, headquartered

neg: Guayanilla, Puerto Rico its location remains unknown. The coastline forms the Guayanilla Bay, one of the best natural harbors in Puerto Rico, to the south, also. The nearest city is Ponce, which is to the east. The northern regions are bordered by mountains that reach . In the central regions, the terrain descends where it does not exceed 1,410 feet (430 m). Finally in the coastal plain, the elevations do not exceed . The Yauco, Guayanilla, and Macaná rivers all run through the municipality. The Yauco River briefly runs through the Boca borough, where its exit into the Caribbean Sea and accompanying marshlands

neg: Bay of Bengal and December see very active weather, season varsha (or monsoon), in the Bay of Bengal producing severe cyclones which affect eastern India. Several efforts have been initiated to cope with storm surge. A tropical storm with rotating winds blowing at speeds of 74 miles (119 kilometres) per hour is called a cyclone when they originate over the Bay of Bengal, and called a hurricane in the Atlantic. Between 100,000 and 500,000 residents of Bangladesh were killed because of the 1970 Bhola cyclone. The Bay of Bengal in the stretch of Swargadwar, the gateway to heaven in Sanskrit, in the Indian

neg: Mukutmanipur Dam Mukutmanipur Dam The Mukutmanipur Dam is a dam in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. The Kangsabati River (also variously known as the Kasai and Cossye) rises from the Chota Nagpur Plateau in West Bengal, and passes through the districts of Purulia, Bankura and Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal before draining in the Bay of Bengal, from Mukutmonipur. It is the second largest earthen dam in India. The road over the dam is in length. In the middle there is a small hillock called Paresnath hill where several statues of Jain and Hindu

neg: Bay of Bengal 1st century AD invaded northern India perhaps extending as far as the Bay of Bengal. Chandragupta Maurya extended the Maurya Dynasty across northern India to the Bay of Bengal. Hajipur was a stronghold for Portuguese Pirates. In the 16th century the Portuguese built trading posts in the north of the Bay of Bengal at Chittagong (Porto Grande) and Satgaon (Porto Pequeno). Before the arrival of British to India it was also known as "Kalinga Sagar". Cellular Jail or "Black Waters" built in 1896 on Ross Island, a part of the Andaman Island Chain. As early as 1858 this island was

neg: Bay of Bengal body may have been referred to as '"Mahodadhi"' (Sanskrit: महोदधि, lit. "great water receptacle") while it appears as "Sinus Gangeticus" or "Gangeticus Sinus", meaning "Gulf of the Ganges", in ancient maps. The other Sanskrit names for Bay of Bengal are '"Vangopasagara"' (Sanskrit: वङ्गोपसागर, lit. "Bengal's Bay"), also simply called as '"Vangasagara"' (Sanskrit: वङ्गसागर, lit. "Bengal Sea") and '"Purvapayodhi"' (Sanskrit: पूर्वपयोधि, lit. "Eastern Ocean"). Even today in Bengali and Odia it is known as "Bongoposagor". Many major Rivers of India flow west to east before draining into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganga is the northernmost of these. Its main channel

neg: Digha Digha Digha is a seaside resort town in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies in Purba Medinipur district and at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal. It has a low gradient with a shallow sand beach. It is the most popular sea resort in West Bengal. Originally, there was a place called "Beerkul", where Digha lies today. This name was referred in Warren Hastings's letters (1780) as Brighton of the East. An English businessman John Frank Snaith started living here in 1923 and his writings provided a good exposure to this place. He convinced West Bengal

neg: Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary The Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Sanctuary is named as it is located above the north of Cauvery river in Tamil Nadu state and south of river connects to the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary of Karnataka state. On 12 March 2014, the Government of Tamil Nadu declared Cauvery North Wild Life Sanctuary under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 26-A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in Gazette No.II(2)/EF/254/2014. Sanctuary comes under the Melagiri Hill ranges which is a significant wildlife

neg: Trinity Bay (Texas) San Jacinto river lies the community of Beach City. The city of Baytown also lies near the bay although it does not actually reach its shores. Some smaller communities hug the shores of the bay as well. Much of the area near the shore is semi-rural or undeveloped, particularly the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge which lies between Trinity Bay and East Bay, another segment of the Galveston Bay complex. Trinity Bay (Texas) Trinity Bay is the northeast portion of Galveston Bay, bordered by Chambers and Harris counties in Texas, United States. The bay, approximately long, heads at the mouth of

neg: Arsenic up six arsenic treatment plants in West Bengal based on in-situ remediation method (SAR Technology). This technology does not use any chemicals and arsenic is left in an insoluble form (+5 state) in the subterranean zone by recharging aerated water into the aquifer and developing an oxidation zone that supports arsenic oxidizing micro-organisms. This process does not produce any waste stream or sludge and is relatively cheap. Another effective and inexpensive method to avoid arsenic contamination is to sink wells 500 feet or deeper to reach purer waters. A recent 2011 study funded by the US National Institute of Environmental

neg: Ophisops leschenaultii 2 inches [5 cm]. The specimens in the Paris Museum are said to be from the coast of Coromandel. Jerdon (Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, xxii. p. 476) says that he has recognized the species: "it is somewhat locally distributed. I have seen it in the Salem and Coimbatoor districts only, especially near the banks of the Cauvery. It frequents bushy ground, hedges of "Euphorbia" and clumps of Cactus." Mr. Blyth adds that the Museum at Calcutta contains examples of what he takes to be this species, from Pind Dadun Khan, in the Punjab Salt Range; and that it formerly possessed

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal platform, which opened in 1994, was shut down in 2013. India's Reliance Industries began production in an offshore block near India's coast in 2009. The BIMSTEC countries view the Bay of Bengal as a common security space. The first conference of national security chiefs in the region was held in 2017. The Bay of Bengal has non-traditional security challenges of piracy, human trafficking, terrorist networks and drug smuggling, which has led to greater cooperation between the navies of Bangladesh, India, the United States and Thailand. The Bay of Bengal is a prime zone of strategic competition between two of Asia's

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal people. Fisheries is an important economic activity in countries with coasts along the Bay of Bengal, particularly in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia. The fishing industry in the Bay of Bengal area provides employment and sustenance to large numbers of people. Based on a recent estimate, the total number employed on a full-time basis in fisheries in the area covered by the Bay of Bengal is 1.85 million. In addition, a large number of people are engaged in fishing as a part-time activity. The total population in the households of those engaged in fishing, full-time or part-time,

neg: Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System supporting air traffic. Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System (BOBCAT) is the air traffic flow management (ATFM) of Asia. CFMU (Central Flow Management Unit) was launched in 2007 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Aeronautical Radio of Thailand, Ltd (AEROTHAI). The Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System (BOBCAT) is a secure web-based computer system used to strategically manage westbound aircraft operating from South and Southeast Asia to Europe during the busy night time period. These aircraft transit the Afghanistan airspace, which is limited

neg: Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System (BOBCAT) is the air traffic flow management (ATFM) of Asia. CFMU (Central Flow Management Unit) was launched in 2007 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Aeronautical Radio of Thailand, Ltd (AEROTHAI). The Bay of Bengal Cooperative Air Traffic Flow Management System (BOBCAT) is a secure web-based computer system used to strategically manage westbound aircraft operating from South and Southeast Asia to Europe during the busy night time period. These aircraft transit the Afghanistan airspace, which is limited in capacity in

neg: Countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal seaport in BIMSTEC. Chittagong is the busiest seaport on the Bay of Bengal coastline, followed by Chennai, Kolkata, Tuticorin, Yangon, Visakhapatnam and Mongla. Sittwe Port and Hambantota are other important ports in the region. Thailand and India signed direct coastal shipping agreements with Bangladesh in 2016. The Bay of Bengal has large untapped oil and natural gas reserves. Geologists believe the region holds many of the largest reserves in the Asia-Pacific. Currently, there are few offshore platforms operating in the Bay of Bengal. The Shwe offshore platform is operated by Daewoo International for supplies to China through Myanmar. Bangladesh's Sangu

neg: Bidriware openers, pen stands", lampshades and even floor tiles. National Institute of Design has come up with novel & lighter items that uses less silver and therefore costs lesser. Bidriware can be purchased online on the Karnataka government's Cauvery emporium website. While Bidar in Karnataka and Hyderabad in Telangana are the most vibrant centers, this art is also practiced in few other parts of the country like Purnia in Bihar, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Murshidabad in West Bengal. The designs are mostly conventional ranging from creepers, flowers and sometimes human figures. In Bellori, a village near Purnia, local craftsmen known

neg: Point, Kyaukpyu Point, Kyaukpyu Viewpoint, popularly known as Point is the principal attraction in Kyaukpyu, the major town of Rakhine State, Myanmar. Located at the northwestern most tip of the town it is an Urban park which looks out into where the Bay of Bengal and the mouth of the Kyaukpyu River meet. Kyaukpyu Viewpoint consists of a sightseeing tower and part of the Kyaukpyu Beach. One of the main roads of Kyaukpyu, the Strand Road leads to the entrance to Point. The merging of the Kyaukpyu River and the Bay of Bengal can be beautifully viewed from Kyaukpyu Point. The nearby

neg: Bengal tiger the tail, while females measure on average. The tail is typically long, and on average, tigers are in height at the shoulders. The weight of males ranges from , while that of the females ranges from . The smallest recorded weights for Bengal tigers are from the Bangladesh Sundarbans, where adult females are . The tiger has exceptionally stout teeth. Its canines are long and thus the longest among all cats. The greatest length of its skull is . Bengal tigers weigh up to , and reach a head and body length of . Several scientists indicated that adult male

neg: Ramachandi Temple of Goddess Ramachandi and to enjoy the scenic beauty of river Kushabhadra and Bay of Bengal. Now the temple has collapsed leaving remains of its broken walls and the empty throne. There is no historical evidence to conclude about its presiding deity. Ramachandi Temple Ramachandi Temple, is on a beautiful spot on the banks of the Kusabhadra River where it flows into the Bay of Bengal. It is only 5 km away from Konark in the Puri District of Odisha. Goddess Ramachandi, the deity of Konark is thought by some to be the presiding deity of this temple, while others

neg: Backergunge District the coast of the Bay of Bengal, were the forest tracts of the Sundarbans where tigers and leopards used to live. The main rivers of the district were the Meghna, the Arial Khan and the Haringhata or Baleswar, with their numerous tributaries. The Meghna includes the accumulated waters of the Brahmaputra and Ganges. It flows along the eastern boundary of the district in a southerly direction until it flows into the Bay of Bengal. During the latter part of its course the river expands into a large estuary containing many islands, the largest one being Dakshin Shahbazpur. The islands on

neg: Gahirmatha Beach Gahirmatha Beach Gahirmatha Beach is a beach in the Indian state of Odisha. The beach separates the Bhitarkanika mangroves from the Bay of Bengal and is the world's most important nesting beach for Olive Ridley Sea Turtles. The beach is part of Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, which also includes the adjacent portion of the Bay of Bengal. Odisha coast has the world's largest known rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtle. Apart from Gahirmatha rookery, two other masses are there where nesting beaches have been located which are at the mouth of rivers Rushikulya and Devi. The spectacular site of the

neg: Chirala away. The town was also known as Kshirapuri, which translates as "the sea looks as white as milk". The name got transformed to Chirala, where "Chira" means "Sari". Chirala region is an important region of ancient Kammanadu. The coordinates of the town are and is located at an altitude of from the coast of Bay of Bengal. Climate The town experiences tropical climate with the average annual temperature records at . Hot summers and cool winters are observed due to its proximity to the coast of Bay of Bengal. It receives both South west monsoon and North-east monsoon as well.

neg: Diviseema Diviseema Diviseema is a small and fertile island in Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 3 Mandals - Avanigadda, Koduru and Nagayalanka. The word Diviseems translates as the "abode of the divine". Diviseema is located in the delta area formed at Puligadda (Avanigadda), where the Krishna River is divided into two before merging into the Bay of Bengal. One merges in Bay of Bengal at Hamsaladeevi (Koduru mandal) and the other near to Gullalamoda (Nagayalanka mandal). It is a fertile low lying plain interspersed with Krishna river and its distributaries. It is irrigated by canal

neg: Muhuri River Muhuri River Muhuri is a transnational river between India and Bangladesh. Rising in Tripura, it flows into Bangladesh where it merges with the Feni near the latter's mouth to the Bay of Bengal. The Muhuri is also known as the Little Feni. The Muhuri rises in the Lushai Hills of Tripura and flows west into Bangladesh which it enters through the Parshuram upazila of Feni district. In Bangladesh, the river separates the Feni and Chittagong districts before flowing out into the Bay of Bengal. The Muhuri acts as the border between India and Bangladesh in the Tripura-Noakhali sector. However, the

neg: Nilakanta Krishnan He had also written "No way But Surrender — An Account of the Indo-Pakistani War in the Bay of Bengal". Nilakanta Krishnan Vice Admiral Nilakanta Krishnan, PVSM, DSC (1919 – January 1982) was a former Indian Navy Admiral. He was the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. He is credited with using a very innovative strategy, while commanding the aircraft carrier "", in the Bay of Bengal. He is believed to have tricked the Pakistani submarine , which was on a search and destroy mission, into entering Visakhapatnam; where it was eliminated. Krishnan

neg: 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season a Deep Depression over Bay of Bengal made landfall and killed 156 people in Bangladesh. A depression formed in northwestern Bay of Bengal and produced torrential rainfall. It was followed by a depression over Jharkhand which killed 70 people in West Bengal. Under the influence of strong monsoon surge a disturbance developed over Bay of Bengal travelled westwards and intensified to an unnamed depression. It also affected neighboring Karachi in Pakistan. A strong monsoon surge prevented formation of systems until a deep depression formed over West Bengal in October and caused heavy rainfall. A couple of depression formed between mid

neg: PNS Ghazi on the Visakhapatnam Port, Bay of Bengal. The true cause of the sinking is still unknown, and Indian and Pakistani sources have different views. On 16 November, she was in contact with the Navy NHQ and Commander Khan charted the coordinates that reported that she was off Bombay. On 19 November, she was off to Sri Lanka and entered in Bay of Bengal on 20 November 1971. Around this time, the Top Secret files were opened as instructed and the hunt for "Vikrant" began on 23 November and "Ghazi" was off to Madras where reportedly the Indian aircraft carrier was

neg: River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts it enters Murshidabad district, where it splits into two river channels – the Bhagirathi flows south through West Bengal and the Padma flows east into Bangladesh. River bank erosion is a common problem in river channels in the deltaic tracts and is widespread throughout the course of the Ganges in West Bengal. Official reports show that on an average 8 km of land is engulfed annually by the river in West Bengal. The Ganges forms one of the major river systems in India. From the Gangotri Glacier, it traverses a distance of 2,525 km to the Bay of Bengal. The

neg: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia, housing 1.5 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of $3.5 trillion (2018). The BIMSTEC member states—Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand , Nepal and Bhutan —are among the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal. Fourteen priority sectors of cooperation have been identified and several BIMSTEC centres have been established to focus on those sectors. A BIMSTEC free trade agreement is

neg: Coastline of Tamil Nadu Coastline of Tamil Nadu The Coastline of Tamil Nadu is located on the southeast coast of Indian Peninsula, and forms a part of Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean. It is long and is the second-longest coastline in the country after Gujarat. Chennai, the capital of the state and an important commercial and industrial center in the country is located in the northern part of the coast with Kanniyakumari, forming the southern tip where Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea meet. It also shares maritime border with Sri Lanka across the Palk strait in Gulf