Dear All though all of us claim that the Majuli is the biggest river inland on the globe, there is a contradictory information either. Who should crosscheck the claim. If our claim is true we should challenge the other one. If we do not no body in the out side Assam will ever take us seriously on the issue. please check this site , which says:Many river islands in Brazil and elsewhere are larger, beginning with Bananal at 7,720 sq mi / 20,000 sq km. Majuli is only 340 sq mi / 880 sq km. http://www.worldislandinfo.com/MISINFORMATION.htm
Sushanta Kar On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Amitabh Kakoty <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, in google map, it seems all the streams linking Brahmaputra near > Dnakuakhana (?) and Sowansiri, which earlier created the Island are now > dry. The main stream of the Brahmaputra within its braided surface is now > flowing close to Disangmukh and Dikhowmukh and creating heavy siltation in > the sources of all the earlier distributories close to Dnakuakhana (?). > However, it is interesting to see that the 'live' stream close to > Jengraimukh, which links Sowansiri is still a ditributory of Brahmaputra > with its sources somewhere close to the Bogibil bridge (under construction) > near Dibrugarh. This probably makes it a larger island - actually we may > not consider it as the original majuli, we know. But it is also a majuli / > majali! > > At the same time, the upwardly moving main stream of the Brahmaputra in the > southern part of Majuli (Ahatguri, Auniati, etc) is eroding, segregating > its land area into smaller islands. Diverting the stream to south may save > these areas, but then pressure will be on Gohaingaon, Kokilamukh, etc on > the southern bank. A well-designed diversion channel in the middle of the > braided portion may save both and will help reclaiming areas in and around > Auniati. > > Regards > Amitabh > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 3:39 AM, mc mahant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ftp://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ESC_large_ISS005_ISS005-E-16615.JPG ; > > ftp://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ISD_highres_ISS002_ISS002-725-22_3.JPG > > Photo taken on 6th Oct 2002 > > --taken 01July 2001 > > > > IF YOU LOOK look down from International Space Station on a clear > Sunny > > post monsoon day-- it does not look that there is another Luit Branch > > North of Majuli. > > > > In other word's Majuli is not even an Island! > > > > Wish I was wrong. > > > > mm > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > -- Sushanta Kar সুশান্ত কর তিনসুকিয়া, আসাম আমার ব্লগগুলি: http://sushantakar40.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkahini.blogspot.com http://ishankonerkotha.blogspot.com আমার সম্পাদিত 'প্রজ্ঞান' http://pragyan06now.blogspot.com http://sites.google.com/site/pragyan06now "স্বাজাত্যের অহমিকার থেকে মুক্তি দানের শিক্ষাই, আজকের দিনের প্রধান শিক্ষা" রবীন্দ্রনাথ _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
