Dibang
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Overview
The Dibang flows through Arunachal Pradesh into Assam and joins the Siang and the Lohit near Sadiya. Together they form the Brahmaputra, a braided river that carries a huge load of silt and floods often.
It rises near the India–China border in the Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Dibang multipurpose project, planned at about 2,880 MW with a very tall concrete gravity dam, is intended for both power and flood moderation.
The Dhola–Sadiya (Bhupen Hazarika) bridge over the Lohit near the confluence area improved access to this region.
Geography and key facts
- States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Meets the Siang and Lohit near Sadiya
- A headstream of the Brahmaputra in Assam
- Dibang Valley district
- Dibang multipurpose project (~2,880 MW)
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on tributaries of the Brahmaputra (2016).
Note for UPSC
Joins the Siang and Lohit near Sadiya to form the Brahmaputra.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2016 · Q28Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra? Select the correct answer using the code given below.…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Dibang.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Brahmaputra
- Extent on map
- 27.8°–29.3°N, 95.5°–95.9°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2016
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.