Hello Chitta Thanks for liking our picture. It was a big thing for us to get such an importance at The Hindu.
The queries were already answered by Mukulda. 1. It is not the largest river island in the world. *It is the largest inhabited river island in the world.* 2. The status of island is currently on/off with the flooding/clogging of-bunding of Kherkotia xuti. But you never know these bunds/temporary land connections get washed away during flood or major channelisation of Subansiri. The soil is deltoidal and alluvial. Nonetheless, it is the heart of Vaishnavite culture. You must visit Majuli once in your life. It will sort out snags in life. I saw many who got new direction/meaning to their lives after visiting Majuli. It is my mamabari. They were the Senapatis of Ratanpur Kingdom. -manojda On 4/18/07, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Sri Pathak, Hope you are addressing to me: In any case I take it onto myself to clarify again: Ans to Q1 "is Majuli really the biggest river > island in the world?" --*NO, NOT AN ISLAND AT ALL.* Ans.to <http://ans.to/> Q2 "Is Majuli> really a river island? --*NOT really*! As there is no XUTEE-originating from Brahmaputra and ending thereinto. Ans to your assumption that *Kolong is a Xuti- No again.* There is* no* Brahmaputra water flowing *into* The Kolong at near Jakhalabondha--not in 2007,not in 2000. If you want to study and learn about the real picture, please download ISS Photo# ISS 005E 16433 which was taken on a cloudless day in OCT 2004 and covered all Assam East of Bokakhat. Therein you cannot fail to see the vast real *River Island *East of Dibrugarh all the way to Sadiya.The South Xuti is the one digging up at Rohmowria .And the *long one* created by the 2 streams of the Dihang from Pasighat to Kobu. There are about 10, 000 big and small River Islands in the Dihang,Looit,Bornoi,Bhullung -Buthoor, Brohmoputro, Zomuna,Podda--- between Pasighat and the Sea. You can count them all from ISS photos -now in Public Domain--Kindness Russia /America. And Bohaagor Wolog to all again mm ************************************************* > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Assam] Queries about Majuli > > Mahanta da/Manoj da > Bihur ulog jonalu. > Manoj da apunaar bihuwa photo khon sai bhaal lagil. > > I have got two small queries regarding Majuli. May be > both of you and other informed netters can throw some > light on this. > > The first one-is Majuli really the biggest river > island in the world? > A quick search of Internet will reveal that many river > islands of Amazon in Brazil are much larger than > Majuli. The Amazon is the widest river in the world. > Many kilometres from its mouth it can be as wide as 11 > kilometres, and 40 kilometres in the wet season; at > the place where it meets the Atlantic, it is as much > as 325 kilometres wide. The world's largest river > island is Ilha do Bananal, a 20,000 sq km island > formed by two channels of the Araguaia River in > Tocantins State, Brazil. Majuli is only 880 sq km. > Ilha de Marajo, a 40,100 sq km island in Para, Brazil, > is another big river island. This island is as large > as Switzerland. As per information available in net, > Majuli is not even largest inhabited river island in > the world. There are larger river islands in Amazon > with people living in them. > Can we get some feedback from geographers or other > informed people on this? > > My second query is a bit more technical. Is Majuli > really a river island? It is not exactly a landmass in > the middle of Brahmaputra with the river flowing wide > on both the sides. Northern side of Majuli is the > Kherkotia Xuti. Those of us who have seen this Xuti > know that it is a small diminutive rivulet. And, I > remember seeing it in a place in Dhakuakhana, where it > was totally blocked and Majuli was well connected with > the landmass of Dhakuakhana subdivision. What I mean > to say is that the Xuti does not at all look like > Brahmaputra. Interestingly this Kherkotia Xuti is so > small that Google earth does not even show it. May be > those of us having access to google earth can again > have a look to see if Majuli as a distinct island mass > is discernible or not. By the way, the definition of > Xuti as I remember reading in geography is a stream, > which originates from a river to terminate in the same > river. A famous Xuti of Assam is the Is Majuli > really a river island? , > coming out of Brahmaputra at Nowgaon to join > Brahmaputra again at Kajoli near Chandrapur in > Guwahati. > By that logic, Morigaon and parts of Nowgaon should be > considered a river island-considerably bigger than > Majuli. > Hope we can get some insight on this. > Regards > > Chittaranjan Pathak > > PS > Though I addressed the mail to Mahanta da and Manoj > da, I would appreciate comments from all the learned > members on this. May be an initial response from > Mahantada will help in opening floodgate of responses. > Generally, it is seen a chain visited by cm propagates > longest. > Lastly, please don't brand me as a wannabe myth buster > or a rumour monger (at this crucial time when Majuli's > bid for UNESCO tag repeatedly gets turned down). > Majuli is a unique eco-system and a heritage site > which all of us are proud of. All I am doing is a > reality check on the "river island" bit. With your > input, my doubts may prove to be unfounded. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Windows Live Spaces is here! It's easy to create your own personal Web site. Check it out! <http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-in> _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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