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The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna system has the second-greatest average discharge of the world's rivers—roughly ~44,000 m 3 /s (1,600,000 cu ft/s), and the river Brahmaputra alone supplies about 50% of the total discharge.
Bangladesh, being situated on the Brahmaputra River Delta (also known as the Ganges Delta) is a land of many rivers, and as a result, is very prone to flooding. Due to being part of such a basin and being less than 5 meters above mean sea level, Bangladesh faces the cumulative effects of floods due to water flashing from nearby hills, the accumulation of the inflow of water from upstream ...
A map showing the major rivers in Bangladesh. River Padma in Rainy Season River Meghna as viewed from a bridge Ganges and Brahmaputra. Bangladesh is a riverine country. According to Bangladesh Water development board (BWDB) [1] about 907 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh (during summer and winter), although the numbers stated in some sources are ambiguous.
Bottom left: Map of the Yarlung Tsangpo River watershed which drains the north slope of the Himalayas. This is a list of dams on the Brahmaputra River and hydro–infrastructure in the Brahmaputra River Basin which is a key constituent of the Ganges -Brahmaputra basin of Himalayan rivers.
The Brahmaputra Valley has a total area of 71,516 km 2 with containing 30 districts. [2] Brahmaputra Valley with its rainforest-like climate contains some of the most productive soils in the world. The Brahmaputra River flows from Assam to Bangladesh where it meets the Ganges River to form the world's largest delta and finally flows into the ...
In 2013, the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries flooded, triggered by heavy rainfall at the end of June in the neighboring state of Arunachal Pradesh state through Brahmaputra river and its tributaries. [4] This series of floods submerged 12 districts out of 27 in the state of Assam, where more than 1,00,000 people were affected.
The Zangmu Dam (藏木) is a gravity dam on the Yarlung Zangbo/Brahmaputra River 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Gyaca in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. This dam is built a few kilometers from the Bhutan-India border. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production using run-of-the-river technology. [7]
Save the Brahmaputra River is the first joint Indo-British environmental project focusing on creating awareness about the ecological challenges faced by one of the world's mightiest rivers. This cross-continental campaign was officially launched on 31 July 2009 at Guwahati Press Club in presence of environmentalists, scholars and campaigners ...