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The Ajay River (Pron:/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal. The word ''“Ajay”'' means “not conquered”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Name: Ajay )〕 ==Geography== The Ajay River originates on a small hill about high, southwest of Munger in Bihar. It then flows through Jharkhand and enters West Bengal at Simjuri, near Chittaranjan. It first forms the border between Bardhaman District and Jharkhand and then between Bardhaman District and Birbhum District, and finally it enters Katwa subdivision of Bardhaman district at Nareng village in Ketugram police station. It then joins the Bhagirathi River at Katwa Town.〔Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), , Vol I, p 27, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3〕 Total length of the Ajay is , out of which are in West Bengal.〔Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28〕 The catchment area of Ajay River is . The important tributaries of the Ajay are Pathro and Jayanti in Jharkhand, and Tumuni and Kunur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal.〔 The upper reaches of the Ajay pass through hilly regions with laterite soil. It is only from Ausgram in Bardhaman district that the Ajay flows through alluvial plains. The Ajay valley was densely forested with sal, piyasal and palas trees till recent times when mining and other activities led to the clearing of forests.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ajay River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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