The

Brahmapu
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Contents..!!!
1.About
2.Origin
3.Journey
4.Special Features
5.Ecological Imbalance and
Measures that can be taken to
maintain it

About

The river is considered

one of the most
important and biggest
river of asia. About 1,800
miles (2,900km) long,
the Brahmaputra is an
important river for
irrigation and
transportation. The
average depth of the
river is 124 feet (38m)
and maximum depth is
380 feet (120m). The
river is prone to

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ANGSI GLACIER

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Origin
With its origin in the Angsi
Glacier, located on the northern
side of the Himalayas in Burang
County of China's Tibet
Autonomous Region as the
Yarlung Tsangpo River, it flows
across southern Tibet to break
through the Himalayas in great
gorges and into Arunachal

Journey
Starting from the Angsi Glacier in
china, the Brahmaputra river
passes through various states and
religious places in india and then
continues its way into the bay of
Bengal. During its journey It
passes through Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam and then west

Special Features
Brahmaputra River is one of the
major rivers of India. In fact it is
the biggest river in India. Starting
from the Angsi glacier to its end
in the Bay of Bengal, it covers a
distance of 2900 km passing
through various places like
Guwahati, Umananda Bhairab,
Pandughat, Goalundo etc.

Ecological Change
The great earthquake of 1950 created
havoc, specially in the upper reaches of the
Himalayas in and around the Siang and the
Diboug river courses as well as in the upper
Assam plains. There was considerable impact
on the topography on both sides of the
Brahmaputra Valley. This natural calamity
was mainly responsible for the abrupt
changes in the river ecology.

Ways To Maintain
Ecological Balance
Instead of constructing an
artificial dam to prevent river
water overflowing the bank and
low-lying areas, the natural
process of flooding should have
been allowed to continue. With
the gradual removal of debris
either naturally or by mechanical

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