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 352 kilometres (219 mi) from south to north before joining the Brahmaputra on its south bank. Its total catchment area is 1,220 square kilometres (470 sq mi).[1]
| Dhansiri | |
|---|---|
 Dhansiri river near Golaghat | |
  Mouth of Dhansiri river in Assam, India  Dhansiri (India) | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Assam, Nagaland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Laisang Peak (Nagaland) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Brahmaputra River |
| Length | 352 km (219 mi) |
Etymology
editIn 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)[2]
Geography
editWhile flowing as the boundary between Karbi Anglong 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.[3]
It has several types of important wood bearing trees along its bank like Intanki Forest.[4] 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.
Fishes
editA fish survey conducted in 2011-12 found 34 species of fish belonging to five orders, thirteen families and 24 genera. Seventeen species of Cypriniformes were found, followed by eight species of Siluriformes.[5] The Dhansiri river in Dimapur has freshwater, semi torrent, hill stream and ornamental fish species.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Geography of Golaghat". Government of Assam. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ^ Borua, Gopal Chandra. Ahom-Assamese-English dictionary (PDF). Calcutta. p. 40.
- ^ Choudhury, A.U. (2009). A Naturalist in Karbi Anglong. Revised 2nd edn. (1st pub. 1993), Gibbon Books, Guwahati, India. 152pp.
- ^ "Brief documentation of Dhansiripar Block". Government of Nagaland. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
- ^ Acharjee, Biswajit Kumar; Das, Madhurima; Borah, Papari; Purkayastha, Jayaditya (1 November 2012). "Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Dhansiri River, Dimapur, Nagaland, India". Check List. 8 (6): 1163–1165. doi:10.15560/8.6.1163. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Acharjee, Biswajit Kumar; Das, Madhurima; Borah, Papari; Purkayastha, Jayaditya (1 November 2012). "Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Dhansiri River, Dimapur, Nagaland, India". Check List. 8 (6): 1163–1165. doi:10.15560/8.6.1163. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links
edit- Source Geography of India (Majid Hussain, TMH)
- Wetlands along the Dhansiri River channel, Assam - A paper by MK Dutta and P Kotoky
- BBC Report:Marching on to Laffan's Plain - Chapter 12 by Alan Shaw
- Xobdo.Org Encyclopaedia entry on Dhansiri
- Nagaland Pollution Control Board's NWMP entry on water quality levels of the Dhansiri River Archived 2 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
26°40′N 93°45′E / 26.667°N 93.750°E
