The Choita River ( bn, বাংলায়: চৈতা নদী) flows west and south of Kharua Rajapur. Choita River is a branch of

Ichamati river Ichamati River ( bn, ইছামতী নদী) (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing the problem of siltation le ...

. Choita River debouches into the

Jamuna River The Jamuna River ( bn, যমুনা ''Jomuna'') is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing into India and then southwest into ...

Gaighata Gaighata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Situated on the banks of the river Jamuna, Gaighata is located ...

. The length of the river is 40 km. The river is currently separated from the Ichamati river at the debouch and the river has lost its normal flow speed due to flooding. A wetland to the east side of village had been transformed into productive farmland. Agriculture made wealth, and wealth made Kharua Rajapur areas. Fish embankments are being constructed and fish are being cultivated by splitting the river bed, blocking the river flow. During summer, fish food is available in the river. A crocodile jaw was found at Kinarmath village while excavating this river. Farmers grow crops which they export to other states and many villagers travel to work outside the area. So fertile is the soil here that anyone who owns just a few acres can earn a decent living. Villagers grow enough rice for their own needs. Here the Choita is rich in wildlife. A combination of climatic change and hunting pressure has reduced many animals. The Chaita provided an abundance of food all kharua rajapurian waited in anticipation of an infusion from this artery of life. Every monsoon rains saturate the land and swell the river. Rajapurian built their civilization with the wealth generated by grain. This river is merged with another important river called Chalundia river in the Gaighata area.

River flow

The Choita River is part of the Ganges River system. The river is 40 km long and merges with the Jamuna River in Gaighata. The river crosses Gopalnagar, Talikhola, Khedaitala, Chaitapara, Kharua Rajapur, Kinarmath, Rampur, etc. in the way of flow. All these are associated with the agricultural activities of the land along the river. An influx of tide can be seen in the flow of the river from Gaighata to the northern part of the village of Kharua Rajapur.

Floods

The river produces floods every year during the monsoon season. Floods cause the river to overflow. From August to September 2000, a severe flood occurred on the banks of this river. This flood is known to the people of this region as the 2000 India–Bangladesh floods. The river was also flooded in 2010 and 2015. Every year, the crops gets destroyed by the floodwaters of the river. At present, the river is in demand for renovation.

Biodiversity

There are plenty of freshwater fish, such as

Channa striata ''Channa striata'', the striped snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead, or snakehead murrel and generally referred simply as mudfish. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and h ...

, ''lyata'',

walking catfish The walking catfish (''Clarias batrachus'') is a species of freshwater airbreathing catfish native to Southeast Asia. It is named for its ability to "walk" and wiggle across dry land, to find food or suitable environments. While it does not tru ...

, ''sini'', Kai stingaree, ''nayana'', ''pakala'',

grass carp The grass carp (''Ctenopharyngodon idella'') is a species of large herbivorous freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to the Pacific Far East, with a native range stretching from northern Vietnam to the Amur River on the Sino-Russi ...

rohu The rohu, rui, ruhi or roho labeo (''Labeo rohita'') is a species of fish of the carp family, found in rivers in South Asia. It is a large omnivore and extensively used in aquaculture. Description The rohu is a large, silver-colored fish o ...

mrigal The mrigal carp (''Cirrhinus cirrhosus''), ( bn, মৃগেল, translit=mrigél) also known as the white carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family. Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in ...

Asian swamp eel The Asian swamp eel (''Monopterus albus''), also known as rice eel, ricefield eel, or rice paddy eel, is a commercially important, air-breathing species of fish in the family Synbranchidae. It occurs in East and Southeast Asia, where it is a ver ...

, swamp barb, ''khalase'', etc. Aquatic birds such as heron,

little cormorant The little cormorant (''Microcarbo niger'') is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant it lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak. It is widely distributed across the Indian Subcontinent and ex ...

openbill stork The openbill storks or openbills are two species of stork (family (biology), family ''Ciconiidae'') in the genus ''Anastomus''. They are large wading birds characterized by large bills, the mandibles of which do not meet except at the tip. This f ...

and weavers are also found. In winter, the birds come to the river adjacent to this river.

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