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Thoubal River
Thoubal River is a river that flows from the hills of Ukhrul District and merges into the Imphal River at Bitra Urokhong. The Mapithel Dam is constructed on the river at Maphou village of Kangpokpi District Kangpokpi district ( Meitei pronunciation: /kāng-pōk-pī/) is one of the 16 districts in the Indian state of Manipur. It was created in December 2016 from areas in the Sadar Hills region which were previously part of Senapati District. The .... The river flows from Ukhrul to Yairipok in a southward direction. Then, the river flows through the center of Thoubal town from east to west. References Rivers of Manipur {{India-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically the Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the southeast. Covering an area of 22,330 square kilometers (8,621 mi²), the state consists mostly of hilly terrain with the 1813-square-kilometre (700 mi²) Imphal Valley inhabited by the Meitei (Manipuri) community, historically a kingdom. Surrounding hills are home to Naga and Kuki-Zo communities, who speak Tibeto-Burman languages. The official language and lingua franca, Meitei (Manipuri), also belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family. During the days of the British Raj, Manipur was one of the princely states. Prior to the British departure in 1947, Manipur acceded to the Dominion of India, along with roughly 550 other princely states. In September 1949, the ruler of Manipur signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imphal River
The Imphal River (), also known as the Turel Achouba, is a major river in Manipur state, northeastern India which originates from the northern side of Kangpokpi district. It is a tributary of the Manipur River, joining it in Thoubal district. It flows past Loktak Lake and the city of Imphal and joins the Lilong River, some to the south. It flows towards Myanmar (Burma), marking the end point a23°59'49.2"N 93°44'29.7"E It then goes south meeting Myittha River a22°53'24.19"N, 94° 5'1.79"E Myittha river flows towards north and meets Chindwin River (also called as Ningthi RiverPemberton, R. Boileau (1835). Report On The Eastern Frontier Of British India. Baptist Mission Press, Kolkata. pp. 19–20.; McCulloch, W.Maj (1859). Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes; with a Comparative Vocabulary of the Munnipore and other Languages) a23°11'36.82"N, 94°18'38.28"E Chindwin river then meets Irrawaddy River a21°25'23.85"N, 95°16'47.56"E Irrawaddy river then f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur River
__NOTOC__ Manipur River (; ), also called Kathe Khyoung (), is a river in India's Manipur state that flows into the Chin State of Myanmar, where it merges with the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin river. It passes through Tonzang and Tedim town of Myanmar. It merges into the Chindwin River (also called the Ningthi RiverPemberton, R. Boileau (1835). Report on the Eastern Frontier of British India. Baptist Mission Press, Kolkata. pp. 19–20.; McCulloch, W.Maj (1859). Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes; with a Comparative Vocabulary of the Munnipore and other Languages). The Chindwin River, Chindwin river then merges into the Irrawaddy River, which then flows south till it empties into the Andaman Sea, adjoining the Bay of Bengal and thereby connecting Imphal city to the sea. Tributaries *Leimakhong River *Kongba River *Iril River *Thoubal River *Imphal River *Khuga River *Tuitha River *Chakpi River See also *List of rivers of Burma *List of riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukhrul District
Ukhrul district ( Meitei pronunciation:/ˈuːkˌɹəl or ˈuːkˌɹʊl/) is an administrative district of the state of Manipur in India with its headquarters at Ukhrul. The Ukhrul district has a long history dating back to the 1920s when it was created as the North-East Hill Sub-Division of the then princely state of Manipur. In 2016, the Kamjong subdivision of the Ukhrul district was spun out as a separate district, leading to the present configuration of the Ukhrul district. Geography Ukhrul District occupying the northeastern corner of the state lies between latitudes of 24° 29′ and 25° 42′ N and longitudes 94° 30′ and 94° 45′ E approximately (including Kamjong district). Nagaland bounds the district on the north, Kamjong District on the south, Myanmar (Burma) on the east and Senapati district and Kangpokpi District on the west. The north–south extension is longer than the east–west. The total area of the district is 4,544 square kilometres (1,754 sq mi) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapithel Dam
Mapithel Dam or Maphou Dam, officially known as the Thoubal Multipurpose Project, is a dam on the Thoubal river, in the Manipur state of India. Construction of the dam was met with protests from local communities. The dam's official inauguration occurred on December 27, 2020 although the drinking water distribution system was not operational. Description The dam, on the Thoubal river, is designed to supply 7.5 megawatts of electricity, irrigate 33,449 hectares of land, and supply 10 million gallons of drinking water to Imphal. The earth dam's design is 1,120 metres long. The dam is located in the Ukhrul district, 35 kilometres from Imphal, the Manipur state capitol. Officially known as Thoubal Multipurpose Project, the dam's construction is managed by Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited, a joint venture of the Government of Manipur and public sector power company NHPC. The government own 26% of the project, the company own 74%. The dam is expected to flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangpokpi District
Kangpokpi district ( Meitei pronunciation: /kāng-pōk-pī/) is one of the 16 districts in the Indian state of Manipur. It was created in December 2016 from areas in the Sadar Hills region which were previously part of Senapati District. The district headquarters is located in Kangpokpi. The district was formed from three sub-divisions of Senapati District: Sadar Hills West, Sadar Hills East and Saitu–Gamphazol. History After its merger into the Republic of India, the Manipur state was administered as a single district. It was divided into eight subdivisions, of which the Sadar subdivision (central subdivision) constituted the region around the Imphal city. By 1961, the Sadar subdivision was replaced by two plains subdivisions, Imphal West and Imphal East, while the surrounding hill regions were added to the Mao subdivision in the north to form a combined "Mao and Sadar Hills" subdivision. In 1969, the single district of Manipur was divided into five districts, with Mao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
