The Doyang is the longest and largest

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern 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 Naga Sel ...

. With its origin from small streams near the Nagaland–Assam border, it first flows to the form the River Dzüü and Sidzü which flows in a parallel direction in Kohima District and

Phek District Phek District (pron:/ˈfɛk/) is a List of districts of Nagaland, district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At , the district is the List of districts of Nagaland, seventh-most populous district in Nagaland and List of districts in India, 596th ...

to meet at the

Zünheboto District Zünheboto District (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. Sümi Nagas are indigenous to this district. History Zünheboto district came into existence on 19 December 1973. Geography It is bordered b ...

. It then flows to

Wokha District Wokha District (Pron:/ˈwəʊkə/) is a districts of Nagaland, district of Nagaland state in India. It is the home of the Lotha Nagas. Gastronomically, it known for its variety of fermented bamboo shoots (bastenga). It holds an important place ...

where it is known by its name, the ''Doyang'' and moves south west direction and then north in Assam to join the

Dhansiri The Dhansiri is an Indian river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Chümoukedima District and Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from ''Laisang peak'' of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of from south to north before joining ...

which together in turn is a left tributary of the

Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and ...

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The

Doyang Hydro Electric Project The Doyang Hydro Electric Project is a NTPC NEEPCO owned hydro power project situated on the River Doyang (a tributary of the River Brahmaputra) located in the Wokha District of Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of In ...

is the only major river dam in Nagaland. It was commissioned in the year 2000 and the total installed capacity of the project is 75 (3 X 25) MW.

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