India: drainage and water resources
The Brahmaputra and rivers of the North-East
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Brahmaputra: Chemayungdung glacier source, Tsangpo, Namcha Barwa bend, Siang or Dihang, Sadiya, Assam valley, Jamuna, Meghna
- North-bank tributaries: Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, Sankosh, Teesta, Dibang and Lohit at Sadiya
- South-bank tributaries: Burhi Dihing, Dhansiri, Kopili
- Teesta: Tso Lhamo and Zemu glacier source in Sikkim, Rangeet tributary, joins the Brahmaputra (Jamuna) in Bangladesh
- Barak river of Manipur and Assam becoming Surma and Meghna; Manipur river and Loktak
- Braided channel, Majuli island, floods and bank erosion of the Brahmaputra
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 3: Drainage System (2026-27)
- ch. 3, Drainage System, p. 1-10 (book pages 17-26)
- ch. 3, The Brahmaputra System, p. 6-7 (book pages 22-23)
- ch. 3, Subansiri, p. 7 (book page 23)
- ch. 3, Burhi Dihing, p. 7 (book page 23)
- ch. 3, Tista, p. 7 (book page 23)
- ch. 3, Barak, p. 6-7 (book pages 22-23)
- ch. 3, braided, p. 4 (book page 20)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 3, Drainage Systems and Water Resources
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 2: Structure and Physiography (2026-27)
- ch. 2, riverine islands, p. 5 (book page 11)