{"id":122446,"date":"2026-09-02T14:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=122446"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T09:16:06","slug":"lohit-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lohit-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Lohit River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lohit River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One person died, six were injured, and three others remained missing after a Delhi-registered vehicle carrying 10 people fell into the Lohit River recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lohit River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a major <\/span><b>tributary of the Brahmaputra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River in northeastern India.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>eastern Tibet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the Zayal Chu range, and <\/span><b>surges through Arunachal Pradesh for 200 kilometers,<\/b> <b>joining the Brahmaputra in Assam.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entering India via the Anjaw district, it traverses <\/span><b>deep valleys, dense forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>remote tribal areas.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the <\/span><b>densest tropical jungles all over India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are found in this area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is <\/span><b>fast, fierce, and unpredictable,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> descending rapidly from the Tibetan plateau into narrow gorges.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the time it reaches India, it is a powerful force, crashing over boulders and <\/span><b>carving through the Mishmi Hills.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Why Is the Lohit Called the River of Blood?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geologically, the <\/span><b>Lohit Valley and Mishmi Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are<\/span><b> rich in laterite,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an<\/span><b> iron-heavy soil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that<\/span><b> gives the river a reddish hue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during high flow after rainfall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rivers <\/span><b>Dau, Dalai, and Tidding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are its<\/span><b> major tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the right bank, and <\/span><b>river Lang <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the major tributary on the left bank.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being the <\/span><b>principal river of Arunachal Pradesh,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it largely contributes towards the drinking water supply, agriculture, and energy needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>Hindu pilgrimage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as <\/span><b>Parshuram Kund<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is nestled on the lower reaches of Lohit. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/one-dead-six-injured-three-missing-after-vehicle-falls-into-lohit-river-in-arunachal20260815203902\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>ANI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lohit River is a major tributary of the Brahmaputra River in northeastern India. 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