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From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ASSAMNET <assam@assamnet.org>
Subject: [Assam] Red river flowing southward - Sentinel
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:44:52 -0600
That seems to be interesting. Now, after 90 years, the Brahmaputra is following its original course- southward.It would be interesting to find out why (90 years before) the river started to flow northward, and now its flowing southward."The embankment along the Kolbari area in north-west Jorhat was in the heart of the Brahmaputra before 1915."That too is interesting. What is the 'heart' of a river? and what is the heart of the river now?------------From our Correspondent
JORHAT, Jan 10: The Brahmaputra river, which used to flow about four to five kilometres towards the south about nine decades back, is once again heading towards its original direction. According to maps and data available with the Water Resources Department here, the red river changed its course towards the north after about 1915. The embankment along the Kolbari area in north-west Jorhat was in the heart of the Brahmaputra before 1915.As the river flowed northwards, human settlements and crop fields came up in the areas vacated by its surging waters. However, the Brahmaputra is tending to flow towards the south once again, forcing the adoption of scientific measures to control erosion caused by the mighty river in the southern bank. The south-bound journey of the river became more pronounced after 1950, Water Resources Department sources said.
In the Neamati-Hatisal area here, the construction of three spurs to protect the southern bank of the Brahmaputra is on. Two bull heads have also been built to reinforce the protection measures. However, the force of the water current is still towards the south, making the control of erosion a Herculean task for scientists, the sources pointed out. A study conducted by the Survey of India and reports of experts have also noted the southward flow of the Brahmaputra before 1915.
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