The Dhansiri is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
of
Golaghat District of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
and the
Chümoukedima District and
Dimapur District
Dimapur District (Pron:/ˌdɪməˈpʊə/) is a district of Nagaland state in India. With an area of about , it is the smallest district in the state of Nagaland.
History Assam lease Dimapur to Nagaland
In 1918, Dimapur was leased to then Nag ...
of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
. It originates from ''Laisang peak'' of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...
. It flows through a distance of from south to north before joining the
Brahmaputra on its south bank. Its total catchment area is .
While flowing as the boundary between
Karbi Anglong
Karbi may refer to:
Places
* Karbi, Armenia
* Karbi Anglong Plateau, an extension of the Indian Plate in Assam, India
* Karbi Anglong district, a district of Assam, north-eastern India
Other uses
* Karbi people, an ethnic group of North-eas ...
and Nagaland, it flanks a large wilderness very rich in wildlife. On one side is the Dhansiri Reserved Forest and on the other
Intanki National Park.
It has several types of important wood bearing trees along its bank like Intanki Forest. Dhansari river along with
Kapili by headward erosion has completely isolated the
Mikir hills from the Peninsular plateau. There are numerous perennially waterlogged swampy region locally known as bils associated with this river.
In
Ahom Buranjis, it is mentioned as ''Khe-Nam-Ti-Ma'' which means A river coming from watery place. (Khe = A river, Nam = Water, Ti = Place, Ma = Coming)
Fishes
A fish survey conducted in 2011-12 found that the river showed the presence of 34 species of fishes belonging to five orders, thirteen families and 24 genera. Seventeen species of
Cypriniformes were found, followed by eight species of
Siluriformes
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, ...
. The Dhansiri river in Dimapur has freshwater, semi torrent, hill stream and ornamental fish species.
See also
*
List of rivers of Nagaland
References/Notes
External links
*Source Geography of India (Majid Hussain, TMH)
Wetlands along the Dhansiri River channel, Assam - A paper by MK Dutta and P KotokyBBC Report:Marching on to Laffan's Plain - Chapter 12 by Alan ShawXobdo.Org Encyclopaedia entry on Dhansiri
Rivers of Assam
Rivers of Nagaland
Rivers of India
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