The Barak River is one of the major rivers of southern Assam and is a part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It is the biggest and the most important of all the rivers in the Manipur hill territory, from where it originates. River
Barak in Assam is also proposed to be declared as National Waterway-6
by Govt. of India and thereafter it will be developed with
infrastructure facilities for commercial operations.
Near
its source, the river receives a lot of little hill streams, including
the Gumti, Howrah, Kagni, Senai Buri, Hari Mangal, Kakrai, Kurulia,
Balujhuri, Shonaichhari and Durduria. It flows west through Manipur
State, then southwest leaving Manipur and entering Mizoram State.
In
Mizoram State the Barak flows southwest then veers abruptly north when
joined by a north flowing stream and flows into Assam State where it
turns westward again near Lakhipur as it enters the plains. It then
flows west past the town of Silchar where it is joined by the Madhura
River. After Silchar, it flows for about 30-odd kilometres & near
Badarpur, it divides itself into the Surma River and the Kushiyara
River and enters Bangladesh.
Source of Origin : in the Manipur Hills of India, near Mao Songsang
Drainage Area : Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, Bangladesh
Tributaries : Jiri, Dhaleshwari (Tlawng), Singla, Longai, Madhura, Sonai (Tuirial), Rukni and Katakhal
Dams : Tipaimukh Dam (Proposed)
Power-plant : The
Indian state of Manipur on Oct 22 signed an agreement with state-owned
NHPC Ltd and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd to construct the 1,500MW
Tipaimukh hydroelectric power project in the north-eastern state. It was
reported on Nov 18 that the controversial dam would come up on the
Barak River, which flows into Bangladesh as Surma.
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