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Brahmaputra

2,500

Estimated number of islands that form a vast and extraordinary network along the 891 km course of Brahmaputra through the state of Assam. More than 2.5 million people live on some of these islands in Assam- chars or saporisas - as they are locally called. They are found along the river from the states northern border with Arunachal Pradesh to the south west where the Brahmaputra enters Bangladesh. They represent a significant reality, comprising 8 percent of the total population of the state of 30 million.

Estimated number of islands that form a vast and extraordinary network along the 891 km course of Brahmaputra through the state of Assam. More than 2.5 million people live on some of these islands in Assam- chars or saporisas - as they are locally called. They are found along the river from the states northern border with Arunachal Pradesh to the south west where the Brahmaputra enters Bangladesh. They represent a significant reality, comprising 8 percent of the total population of the state of 30 million.

Last Modified: 24-Jun-2019 10:02 PM

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Posted by Yatin Dhareshwar in Nature

Tags Island Assam Brahmaputra

Source Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research

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