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'''Geonkhali''' is a village and scenic tourist spot in the [[Mahisadal|Mahisadal Block]] of [[East Midnapore district]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is located 130 km to the south of Kolkata at the confluence of the rivers [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]], [[Rupnarayan River|Rupnarayan]] and [[Damodar River|Damodar]]. At the confluence, the river is so wide as to resemble the sea, making for a spectacular sight. Geonkhali is connected to [[Gadiara]] and [[Nurpur, India|Nurpur]] by regular [[Launch (boat)|launch]] services.<ref>{{cite news|title=Next weekend you can be at ... Geonkhali|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081123/jsp/calcutta/story_10147218.jsp|newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref>
Geonkhali houses several [[
Geonkhali lies at the head of the 623-km long [[National Waterway 5 (India)|NW 5]] that includes the Hijli Tidal Canal and the East Coast Canal linking it to [[Orissa|Orissa's]] [[Paradip Port|Paradip]] and [[Dhamra Port|Dhamra ports]] and the Matai, [[Brahmani River|Brahmani]] and [[Mahanadi]] rivers.<ref>{{cite news|title=New National Waterways planned|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/12/18/stories/2006121800530600.htm|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref> A proposed Rs 2,200-crore shipyard project by the [[Apeejay]] and [[Bharti Airtel|Bharti]] groups at Geonkhali was abandoned in the aftermath of the [[Singur Tata Nano controversy|Singur]] and [[Nandigram violence|Nandigram]] incidents following opposition by local residents to acquisition of their lands.<ref>{{cite news|title=Villagers deny land for shipyard project|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=373491&catid=72|newspaper=The Statesman}}</ref>
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