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Bengal’s Sorrow is name given to which river??
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Damodar river
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The Damodar River was historically called 'Bengal's Sorrow' due to its devastating floods in the Bengal region (now Jharkhand and West Bengal). The frequent flooding caused massive damage to life and property before the Damodar Valley Corporation project was initiated to control it.