Barak Valley

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Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi recently urged the Prime Minister to urgently intervene in the worsening connectivity crisis of the Barak Valley.

About Barak Valley

• It is the southernmost region of Assam, named after the Barak River that flows through it.
• It includes the three southernmost districts of Assam, viz., Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj, which together cover about 9% of the geographical area of the state.
• It shares borders with Meghalaya on its north, Mizoram on its south, Manipur on its east, and Tripura and the Sylhet division of Bangladesh on its west. 
• The area is known to have fertile lands, making agriculture a major occupation of the region. 
• Silchar is one of the main cities and also the educational hub of the region. 

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Key Facts about Barak River

• It is the second largest river in Northeast India after the Brahmaputra. 
• The river runs through Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam in India, and Bangladesh.
• Course:
  • Origin: It rises from the Manipur hills, south of Mao in the Senapati district of Manipur, at an elevation of 2,331 m.
  • It flows then along the Nagaland-Manipur border through hilly terrains and enters Assam.
  • It further enters Bangladesh, where it is known by the name of the Surma and the Kushiyara and later called the Meghna before receiving the combined flow of the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
  • It finally outfalls into the Bay of Bengal.
• Length: Barak has a length of about 900 km, of which 564 km fall in India.
• Tributaries: The principal tributaries of Barak are the Jiri, the Dhaleswari, the Singla, the Longai, the Sonai, and the Katakhal.

Source: TOI