BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER SYSTEM

GS 3 – GEOGRAPHY 

Names:

• Tibet: Yarlung Tsangpo.
• India: Dihang (Arunachal Pradesh), Brahmaputra (Assam).
• Bangladesh: Jamuna.

Source: Originates from the Chemayungdung Glacier near Mount Kailash in Tibet, separated from Manasarovar Lake by the Mariam La Pass.

Course:

1. 1. Tibet: Flows through the Tsangpo Valley, receiving tributaries like Raga Tsangpo.
   2. India: Cuts through the Himalayas, entering Arunachal Pradesh as Dihang. Merges with Lohit and Dibang rivers to form the Brahmaputra.
   3. Bangladesh: Joins the Ganga (as Jamuna) to form the Sunderbans delta.

Major Tributaries:

• • Left Bank: Dibang, Lohit, Burhi Dihing, Dhansiri.
  • Right Bank: Subansiri, Manas, Teesta, Kameng.

Dams:

• • Existing: Zam Hydropower Station, operational in China since 2015.