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14 m (46 ft) Length. 900 km (560 mi) Basin size. 52,000 km 2 (20,000 sq mi) The Barak River or Barbakro flows 900 kilometres (560 mi) [ 1 ][ 2 ] through the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in India. It flows into Bangladesh where it bifurcates into the Surma river and the Kushiyara river which converge again to become the Meghna river ...
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and Jamuna River in Bengali. By itself, it is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest.
2020 Assam floods refers to the significant flood event of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian north-eastern state of Assam and coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial flooding started in May 2020 due to heavy rainfall affecting 30,000 and destroying crops across 5 districts. [ 1 ][ 2 ] As of October 2020 the floods affected over five ...
Kopili Hydro Electric Project is a 275 megawatts (369,000 hp), hydroelectric power project on the Kopili river and its tributary, Umrong stream. It is located in Dima Hasao district of Assam state in India. [1] The project is developed and operated by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited.
The following are the dams and reservoirs located in Assam: [1] This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2015) River Dam Height Length Type
The state of Assam comprises three physiographical divisions, namely, the Brahmaputra Valley, the Barak Valley and the Karbi-Anglong and the North-Cachar hills. [1] The Brahmaputra Valley in Assam is approximately 80 to 100 km wide and almost 1000 km long. The width of the river itself is 16 km at many places within the valley.
Pijush Hazarika, the minister for water resources and public affairs, responded to claims that Himanta Biswa Sarma's family was involved in corrupt activities during the COVID era. [ 13 ] Pijush Hazarika, a cabinet minister for Assam , strenuously objected to the construction of the Miya Museum in the Goalpara district , saying that doing so ...
Assam is known for Assam teaand Assam silk. The state was the first site for oil drillingin Asia.[15] Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tigerand various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant.