The great Indian earthquake: Barahi to Padma, Brahmaputra to Jamuna
The largest sewer in the metropolis, which runs through the middle of Rajshahi city to the Padma River, was once called 'Barahi'. This Barahi is now the largest sewer in the town. As per British geographer James Rennell's map, a river came from the north and merged with the Padma at the east of Barakuthi in Rampur-Boalia. In the 19th century, this river came to be known as Barahi. Until independence, this river was known as Maranodi from Rajshahi city to Baya and as Narahi in Nowhata. According to Bock's design, this Barahi once passed through the Mandar Beel (wetland) of Atray and passed through the Ter-Khadiya Beel to the north of Rampur-Boalia, first into the Mahananda and then into the Padma. At that time, it was quite fast-flowing and wide. And today's vast Padma was not so wide in this area at that time. So, how did the Padma take on a huge shape and how did the Barahi become a drain? The answer is: an earthquake.
