Gumti River (transboundary river)
River in Cumilla, Tripura
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The Gomati or Gumti (Bengali: গোমতী, gomatī/gumtī) is a river flowing through the north-eastern Indian state of Tripura and the district of Cumilla in Bangladesh. In Tripura near Dumbur, a dam for the Gumti Hydroelectric Project has been constructed on the river that has formed a 40 square kilometres (15 mi2) lake.[1]
| Gomati River | |
|---|---|
 Gomati river in Kaptan Bazar, Cumilla | |
  Location in Bangladesh | |
| Native name | গোমতী নদী (Bengali) |
| Location | |
| India | Tripura |
| Bangladesh | Cumilla |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dumur, Tripura |
| Mouth | Meghna River |
• coordinates | 23°31′46″N 90°42′08″E |
| Length | 95 km (59 mi) |
Gallery
Gumti River flowing through Udaipur, Tripura
Irrigation is underway by pump-enabled extraction directly from the Gumti, seen in the background, in Cumilla, Bangladesh.
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