Mukutmanipur

Mukutmanipur is a town in Bankura district of West Bengal, India. It is located at the confluence of the Kangsabati and Kumari rivers close to the Jharkhand border. Mukutmanipur and Jhilimili nearby are two major tourist places visited by more than a 100 000 visitors. The second biggest earth dam of India is located in Mukutmanipur. Mukutmanipur can be described as “green forests surround the vast bluish tract of water, and the hillocks are picturesque". The place is famous for its tranquil natural beauty. The undulating terrain along the southern edge of the Kangsabati water reservoir spreads like a three-dimensional necklace in green and terracotta.Mukutmanipur, a quaint serene place, which is home to the world’s reportedly longest (10.8 km) man-made mud-banked fresh water barrage that canalises Kangshabati & Kumari rivers into the three drought affected districts ie. Bankura, Purulia & Midnapore for irrigation during summer months.

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