River Sangu from Bandarban

The main and most prominent river from Bandarban district is the river Sangu. This is the main water source for the district. This is a shallow river in normal season. But it has always a heavy water flow towards the downhill. In rainy season this is a ferocious river like any other mountain rivers. Its water level raises up during rainy season, and it becomes more deadly that time.

During a sunny day the blue sky gives a nice color to the river Sangu.

Since Sangu is a shallow river you could cross the river even if you don’t know swimming. In normal season the average water level of the river is around 3-5 ft. Some extreme cases like near the bend of the river you might find around 10-15 ft of depth. But those are very rare.

In some places the river bank is this kind of rocky and beautiful.

Boat riding in river Sangu is really adventurous. Above is the blue sky, and the water color is bluish. And both the river banks comprise with small hillocks, and most of them are covered with green plants. Most of the trees from the river bank are evergreen, so you’d find the green view in any season. But at rainy season would bring maximum greenish.

I’d suggest you to hire a boat which is not driven by machine. Cause the noisy sound of the machine would make your journey slightly unpleasant. Better to take a man driven boat. It will move a bit slowly, but you’ll have a tranquil pleasure out of it. Also if you want to have a swim in the river Sangu then you could stop your boat anywhere and have the fun.

People use to carry the bamboos through the river like this as it is much faster and cheaper way.

At both sides of the river you’d find a lots of local people are having their baths, washing cloths, giving baths to the livestocks, and many more. Kids are playing, farmers are doing the Zum Plantation beside the river.

You’d see plenty of small stream oozing out from the earth and falling into the river.

About River Shangu:

This river is originated in Myanmer and flows throw Bandarban and Chittagong district of Bangladesh. And later it falls into the Bay of Bengal. This river is around 170 mile long (107 mile out of that flows inside Bangladesh). During the dry season the river becomes very narrow and makes it very difficult for a boat to run through.