Dynamics of the Jamuna

This section mainly gives information of the Jamuna River at the immediate upstream of the Jamuna Bridge. It provides the detailings of the channel from 1973 to 2020 with an interval of an nearly five years.

Movement in 1973
River Dynamics in 1973
River in 1980
River pattern in 1980

Dynamics of the Jamuna River

Figures explains the fact that river was a single channel in 1973 that eventually became braided in the later periods. Dynamic of the river indicates that right channel becomes active in certain period. While after some time, the left channel was more stable than the right. 

River Dynamic in 1985
River Dynamics in 1985
Movement-1989
River Movement in 1989
1995
River Dynamics in 1995
shifting 2000
River shifting in 2000
Dynamic 2005
River Shifting in 2005
Movement 2010
River Dynamics in 2010

In the recent time, it has been observed that the right bank channel is much more dynamic. This phenomenon rightly illustrates the chaotic nature of the Jamuna River.

Dynamic 2015
Shifting pattern in 2015
Shiftiing 2020
Shifting of the Channel in 2020

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