Damodar River (English spelling)

Japanese: ダモーダル[川]（英語表記）Dāmodar

It originates in the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the state of Bihar, India, flows eastward, joins the Hooghly, a branch of the Ganges, and empties into the Bay of Bengal 48 km south of Calcutta. It is 541 km long and has a drainage basin of 12,000 km2. It is one of the smallest rivers in the Indian subcontinent, but is well known for the Dāmodar Valley Corporation (DVC), which began in 1948. The basin was originally badly devastated, and frequent severe soil erosion and flooding occurred during the monsoon season, leading to it being called the "tragic river."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

インド，ビハール州のチョタ･ナーグプル高原に発し，東流してカルカッタの南方48kmでガンガー(ガンジス)川の分流フーグリ川に合流してベンガル湾に注ぐ。全長541km，流域面積1万2000km2。インド亜大陸のなかでは小規模の部類に属するが，1948年に始まるダモーダル河谷総合開発Dāmodar Valley Corporation(DVC)によってよく知られる。元来この流域の荒廃はひどく，モンスーン期には激しい土壌の流亡と大水害が頻発し，〈悲劇の川〉ともいわれていた。

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