THE GEOGRAPHIA : GULLY EROSION IN GANGANI, GARBETA (W.B.)

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Gangani Gully landscape is a natural canyon situated near the town of Garbeta, in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India.

At the road level entry-point, one sees red rocky land that leads to a precarious drop to a valley below, where the Shilabati River weaves its way across the canyon floor. An array of jagged laterite cliffs are prominently visible. “Wind and water have collaborated over millions of years to carve and chisel a craggy ravine-filled landscape of forbidding splendour.” Locals call it Gongoni Danga or Gongoni Khola. The more imaginative city folk have christened it as the Grand Canyon of West Bengal.

Gully erosion in Gangoni is a natural canyon situated near the town of Garbeta, in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. Gangani is called the Grand Canyon of Bengal. It is about 70 feet deep natural canyon created by erosion of river Silsbati. Excellent sight particularly at the time of sunset. Only about 160 km (5 hour) from Kolkata and 2 km(10 min) from Garbeta.

"Canyon and ravines both are very very spectacular. Many other micro landforms developed by gully erosion. Shilabati river is the base level for the work. Laterite rocks and soil are the main cause for the formation of this kind of landforms."

A wide view of the Gulley Erosional landscape located in Gangani.

Laterite rocks and soil are located on the topsoil.

A Mesa like landform created by gully erosion in the micro valley.

A Canyon developed by Gully erosion. Small rills also visible just below of the laterite deposits.

Laterite rocks are located on the topsoil; beneath this laterite soil have been created.

A rough landform created by micro work of gully erosion.

Some more fine work by gullies on the surface.

Very rough terrain developed by rills and micro gullies.

Comparatively hard rocks remain sustain by gully erosion.

A mesa tableland remained sustain on the top of the laterite soil.

A large valley size landform developed by meso gully erosion. This landform is widen in the lower portion in the valley. people can walk from lower to upper portion easily.

Another mesa like landform created by gully and rill erosion. On the top a hard laterite rock remained sustain. This hard rock may be demonized by more work of surface running water.

Vertical rills and gullies are so dangerous for erosional point of view. year by year, this landscape erode due to vertical erosion by running water. This processes are acting rapidly particularly during monsoon session.

Cave and caverns developed by gully erosion on the laterite soil. The roof of the landscape may be vanished in coming few year's work.

A widen view of whole gully erosional landscape, view is going towards Shilabati river's meandering portion. Many small valley are meeting together in downward side.

A deep gully erosional valley developed on the hard laterite rocks on the top and laterite soil under the top.

This photo is a fine example of rills developed on the laterite soil.

Another vertical rill developed due to running surface water.

Upper plain portion of the Mesa type of erosional landform.

A wider view of the Gangani gully.

The local municipality has developed steps for visitors to go down through the gorge, several stories deep, the river has carved out over the years. As one descends the colours change to various hues of yellow. In the dry season, there is not much water in the river, but as the rains come, the river occupies many of the deeper parts of the canyon alleys. As one gets deep into the canyon, one gets a feeling of actual shapes and sizes of imaginary things. Some piece looks like a lion, another has look of a pagoda.