Krishak Setu. Burdwan Sight seeing. Picnic Spot Burdwan.
Channel: Journey with Arghya
Date: 27/06/2022

The city of Bardhaman is situated on the banks of the River Damodar and acts as an anchor for this town. The river is considered to be a holy and sacred river by the aborigines of the Chotanagpur Plateau. The River Damodar originates from the Sonajuria Falls of the Bijonsa Hill which is located in the district of Palampur in Bihar. The river joins Barakar at the town of Dishergarh in the Asansol subdivision of the Bardhaman district and then flows through the rest of the district of Bardhaman.It continues to flow through the districts of Hooghly and Howrah in West Bengal before finally joining the Bhagirathi River, which is the other name for the Ganges in Murshidabad. Bardhaman takes up the shape of a delta along with the branch rivers of the Damodar surrounding it, namely Balluka, Behula, Gangur, Banka and so on, some of which have almost become extinct at present. The civilization of ‘Rarh-Bangla’ has also developed with this river as its centre.
A bridge has been constructed over the River Damodar at Sadarghat which is known as ‘Krishok Setu’ (as pronounced in Bangla). The sandbanks by the river are ideal for picnics for the tourists as well for the residents of Bardhaman and serve as a great tourist attraction. Boating can also be enjoyed by the people in the waters of the river.

Every year, on the first day of the Bengali month of Magh, a kite flying fair takes place on the banks of the river which is called the fair of the ‘Poila Magh’ and which draws a large number of visitors to the banks of the river. The north end of the Krishok Setu on the Damodar River has two traditional and beautiful clay sculptures which capture the essence of the people living in West Bengal. On one side there is smiling farmer couple who are going to work on the fields and on the other side, there is a figure of a ‘baul’, one of the many wandering mystical bards specific to West Bengal who roam throughout the state with their ‘ektara’ and ‘dhol’ and spread soulful music all over the country side.
Source: humble-sociologist.blogspot.in/2013/11/sightseeing-in-burdwan-town.html