Gorai Canal
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| Gorai Canal গড়াই খাল | |||||
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| Location | Kushtia | ||||
| Country |  Bangladesh | ||||
| Specifications | |||||
| Length | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Date completed | 1949 | ||||
| Geography | |||||
| Beginning coordinates | 23°55′00″N 89°07′13″E / 23.916598°N 89.120233°E | ||||
| Ending coordinates | 23°54′22″N 89°04′11″E / 23.906112°N 89.069809°E | ||||
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Gorai Canal (Bengali: গড়াই খাল) is a canal that flows through Kushtia, Bangladesh. It was excavated in 1949.[1] The canal was constructed to benefit the residents of Kushtia Municipality, alleviate waterlogging in some agricultural lands of Mirpur Upazila, and expand the local waterways.[2]
The canal originates from the Gorai River and enters Kushtia through Mongalbaria and Kamalapur in the Kushtia Municipality. It stretches approximately 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi), passing through Kamalapur, Mongalbaria Bazar, Udibari, Baradi, Mandirpara in Chourhash, Chechuya, Phulbaria, Jagati, and bypass, before reaching Minapara.[3]