. Write short notes on: (a) Brahmaputra basin. class 4
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Explanation:
Brahmaputra basin spans states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland and the whole of Sikkim in India. The basin is of irregular shape: the maximum east-west length is 1,540 km and the maximum north-south width is 682 km. ... Brahmaputra catchment is the heaviest rainfall region in the world.
The Brahmaputra river basin covers the large parts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and West Bengal.
The basin and its catchment area receive heavy rainfall and the Brahmaputra has the highest discharge of all the rivers of India. The whole basin has 12 water quality monitoring stations. Out of these 5 are on the Brahmaputra river itself and the rest are on its tributaries.
There are a number of class I and Class II cities in this basin which generate about 233 Mid of wastewater and 414 tonnes of solid waste every day. Guwahati produces the largest amount of wastewater and solid waste of all the towns located in this basin. Although the water quality of the river and its tributaries is not affected much due to enormous dilution available in the river, still there is need for water management.