Mukutmanipur
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Mukutmanipur (Bengali: মুকুটমণিপুর) is a small town in Bankura district of West Bengal, India. It is located at the confluence of the Kangsabati and Kumari rivers close to the Jharkhand border.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Kangsabati project
In 1956, a giant water dam reservoir was planned at Mukutmonipur, about 12 km from Khatra town. The Mukutmonipur dam was planned to provide major irrigation facilities to eight lakh hectares of agricultural land, stretched across Bankura, Purulia, Paschim Medinipur and Hooghly. [1] Approximately two kilometers from the lake is the Bangopalpur Reserve Forest, a home of many species of flora and fauna.
[edit] Tourist centre
Mukutmonipur and Jhilimili nearby are major tourist attractions visited by more than a lakh visitors. The second biggest earth dam of India is located in Mukutmonipur 55 kms away from Bankura. According to one description, “green forests surround the vast bluish tract of water, and the hillocks are picturesque. The place is very famous for its superb natural beauty. The undulating terrain along the southern edge of the Kangsabati water reservoir spreads as a three-dimensional necklace in green and terracotta.” The SDO, Khatra, Mr Sanjay Vansal said: “We have got a Rs 80 lakh composite UNDP project for Mukutmonipur. The project has been conceived to promote tourism and improve the condition of the tribal artisans devoted to the craft work with bamboo sticks and saboi grass.” [2] Approximately two kilometers from the lake is the Bangopalpur Reserve Forest, a home of many species of flora and fauna.
[edit] History
Four kilometers from the dam is the ancient town of Ambikanagar, once an important place of pilgrimage for Jains. However, a flood destroyed most of what remained in 1898.
[edit] Transport
The Union Railway Minister laid the foundation stone of the new 47 km line Bankura-Chhatna-Mukutmanipur in 2005. [3] [4]
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