Brahmaputra
- August 29, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Brahmaputra
Subject – Geography
Context – Assam floods hit 2.25 lakh people
Concept –
- It originates under the name of Siang or Dihang, from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar Lake.
- It enters India west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Burhi Dihing, Tista, and Dhansari.
- It is a perennial riverand has several peculiar characteristics due to its geography and prevailing climatic conditions.
- It is flooded twice annually. One flood is caused by the melting of the Himalayan snow in summer and the other due to the monsoon flows.
- These pose a concern for the population and food security in the lower riparian states of India and Bangladesh.
- The river is in itself dynamic as frequent landslides and geological activity force it to change course very often.
- The world’s largest riverine island, Majuli Island is on the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam.
- The Brahmaputra drains into the Bay of Bengal before forming a huge delta along with the Ganga.