Geography, asked by nirmalsolanki012, 11 months ago

Write a short note on bhramaputra river system in points

Answers

Answered by annoyinggirl
2

Answer:

1) Brahmaputra River is one of the major rivers of Asia which flows in China, India and Bangladesh and joins River Ganga by forming Gangetic delta.

2) The river is called as ‘Brahmaputra’ in Sanskrit, ‘Tsangpo’ in Tibetan, ‘Yarlung Zangbo Jiang’ in Chinese and ‘Ya-Lu-Tsang-Pu Chiang’ in central and south Asia.

3) The source of Brahmaputra River is ‘Chemayungdung Glacier’ which expands in the slopes of Himalayas about 100 km of southeast of Mapam Lake in south-western Tibet.

4) From its origin, Brahmaputra River runs up to 1100 km from the east of the Himalayas range to the south and Mount Kailash range to its north.

5) The river flows south-west through Assam valley and south through Bangladesh as Jamuna River before getting merged in River Ganga in Bay of Bengal.

6) Brahmaputra River is known as son of Lord Brahma and it is a mighty river even in the dry season.

7) Mt. Kangchenjunga with 8586 m height is the highest point in the Brahmaputra River Basin.

8) Millions of people in India and Bangladesh reside on the banks of Brahmaputra River and its delta is home to around 130 million people.

9) Bogibeel Bridge, Dr Bhupen Hazarika Bridge or Dhola-Sadhiya Bridge, Koila Bhomora Setu etc are the multipurpose bridges which are built on Brahmaputra River.

10) ‘Brahmos Missile’ is a joint venture of India and Russia which is dedicated to the Brahmaputra River of India and Moskva river of Russia.

Similar questions