Dhansiri River
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Dhansiri is the main river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from Laisang peak of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of 352 km from south to north before joining the Brahmaputra on its south bank. Its total catchment area is 1220 km².[1]
It has several types of important wood bearing trees along its bank like Itanki Forest.[2]
[edit] External links
- 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
[edit] References/Notes
- ^ Geography of Golaghat. Government of Assam. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Brief documentation of Dhansiripar Block. Government of Nagaland. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
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