<P> Ganges enters West Bengal near Rajmahal and then flows in a south - easterly direction . It divides into two near north of Dhulian in Murshidabad district . One branch enters Bangladesh as the Padma or Pôdda , while the other flows through West Bengal as the Bhagirathi River and Hooghly River in a southern direction . The Bhagirathi is the main river in West Bengal which flows past some of the important cities like Murshidabad , Baharampur , Nabadwip , Chinsura , Chandannagar , Srirampur , Howrah , Kolkata , Diamond Harbour and Haldia . It empties its water into Bay of Bengal near Sagar Island in the South 24 Parganas . </P>
<P> Ganges enters West Bengal near Rajmahal and then flows in a south - easterly direction . It divides into two near north of Dhulian in Murshidabad district . One branch enters Bangladesh as the Padma or Pôdda , while the other flows through West Bengal as the Bhagirathi River and Hooghly River in a southern direction . The Bhagirathi is the main river in West Bengal which flows past some of the important cities like Murshidabad , Baharampur , Nabadwip , Chinsura , Chandannagar , Srirampur , Howrah , Kolkata , Diamond Harbour and Haldia . It empties its water into Bay of Bengal near Sagar Island in the South 24 Parganas . </P>
name the rivers that have made the plains of west bengal fertile
name the rivers that have made the plains of west bengal fertile
Ganges
Ganges