- Barak
- Lohit
- Subansiri
Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
Option (b) is correct: Five major river valleys of Arunachal Pradesh: the Kameng, the Subansiri, the Siang, the Lohit and the Tirap. All these rivers are fed by snow from the Himalayas and countless rivers and rivulets except Tirap which is fed by Patkai Range. The mightiest of these rivers is Siang, called Tsangpo in Tibet, which becomes Brahmaputra after it is joined by the Dibang and the Lohit in the plains of Assam.
O The Lohit River is a tributary to the Brahmaputra River. The river rises in Tibet Autonomous Region, in the Kangri Garpo range, where it is known as the Zayü River.
O The Barak River rises in the Manipur Hills in Manipur, India and flows west and then southwest into Mizoram state. The
iver flows through the states of Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam in India and into the Bay of Bengal via Bangladesh. It does not pass through Arunachal Pradesh.
O Subansiri, also known as the “Gold River”. It is the biggest tributary of the Upper Brahmaputra. It originated from the Tibetan Himalayas and makes its way to India through Arunachal Pradesh.