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Halda River
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সাত্তারঘাট

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Halda is a river of Khagrachhari and Chattogram districts in southeastern Bangladesh.

Origin and Course of Halda River:

Halda River raises from the Batnatoli Hill Ranges in the Chattogram hill tracts and enters Chattogram district through Fatikchhari upazila. Then it flows towards south-west keeping off the higher regions to the north and then due south past Bibirhat, Nazirhat, Sattarghat and other important places of Fatikchhari, Hathazari, Raozan and Chandgaon Thana of Chattogram city which form its basin. It falls into the Karnaphuli at Kalurghat. Its total length is about 81 km, of which 29 km up to Nazirhat are navigable by big boats throughout the year; small country boats can ply further up for 20 to 25 km to Narayanhat. Forest resources like timber, bamboo, chhon from the southern parts of Ramgarh upazila are floated down the river and the bulk of merchandise from Chattogram town is carried up in big cargo boats.

The Naming of Halda River:

Halda River originates from Salda, a hill village of Batnatali Union of Manikchhari Upazila. Halda is named after Salda, a chhara descended from the hilly stream of Salda. There is another river in Bangladesh named Salda, which flows through Brahmanbaria district from the state of Tripura in India.

Tributaries:

The Halda has a very turbulent tributary, the Dhurung River. It raises in the Pakshmimura ranges in the Hill Tracts, traverses the whole of Fatikchhari upazila running almost parallel to Halda in the east and falls into the Halda River at Purba Dhalai. The Dhurung carved out for itself several courses during the previous century. Several attempts were made to confine its current to its original bed but none proved a success. It now falls into the Halda to the southwest of the Fatikchhari upazila headquarters leaving its original course of about 24 km to decay. 

The Halda River is the biggest natural fish breeding ground in South Asia. Major carp fishes like Rui, Katla, Mrigel and Kali Boush started spawning eggs in the Halda River during April to June every year. They spawn at noon and afternoon on cloudy days. That special time of spawning is called tithi (Lunar Day). Local fishermen and egg collectors take their places on the river before tithi and collect eggs. The collected eggs are hatched in the artificial small earthen pond (well) on the riverbank to produce carp fries.

Demand for Recognition of World Heritage:

The local people of Chattogram have long been demanding the recognition of Halda River as World Heritage. UNESCO has ten criteria for world heritage. If the nominated site meets at least one of the ten criteria, it will get the recognition of World Heritage. In this case, Halda river fulfills two criteria completely and one criterion in part. So Halda River is a potential contender for World Heritage. 

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