Barak River | 18 Nov 2024

Source: TH 

Three bodies found floating in Manipur's Barak River, in Jiribam district, are believed to be victims of the ongoing violence in the state. 

• Barak River: Originates from the Manipur hills in Senapati district. It flows along the Nagaland-Manipur border, enters Assam, and then Bangladesh, where it is known as the Surma and Kushiyara, and later as the Meghna (before receiving the combined flow of the Ganga and the Brahmaputra). 
  • The principal tributaries of Barak are the Jiri, the Dhaleswari, the Singla, the Longai, the Sonai and the Katakhal. 
  • The Barak sub-basin drains areas in India, Bangladesh and Burma. It is bounded by the Barail range separating it from the Brahmaputra basin on the north, by the Naga and Lushai hills on the east and by Mizo hills and territory of Bangladesh on the south and west.  
    • The predominant soil types found in the sub-basin are laterite and red and yellow soils. 
  • The Barak sub-basin is divided into two major physiographic regions: the hilly areas (home to tribal populations) and the plains, which are densely populated and extensively cultivated.

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