{"id":49167,"date":"2025-06-02T14:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=49167"},"modified":"2025-06-02T18:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:46:39","slug":"dibang-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dibang-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Dibang River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dibang River Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully rescued 14 individuals, including 13 from Assam, stranded on a riverine island in Arunachal Pradesh due to Dibang River flooding.<\/p>\n<h2>About Dibang River<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an important\u00a0<strong>tributary of the Brahmaputra.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It flows through the northeast Indian states of\u00a0<strong>Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Dibang Valley,\u00a0<\/strong>a district of\u00a0<strong>Arunachal Pradesh,\u00a0<\/strong>is named after this river.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: The Dibang originates\u00a0<strong>near Keya pass\u00a0<\/strong>on the\u00a0<strong>Indo-Chinese border<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0<strong>Upper Dibang Valley district\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0<strong>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The region all along the\u00a0<strong>upper course\u00a0<\/strong>of the river is located in the\u00a0<strong>Great Himalayan Mountain Range<\/strong>, with its\u00a0<strong>northern and eastern reaches bordering Tibet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Mishmi Hills<\/strong>\u00a0is found along the\u00a0<strong>upper courses<\/strong>\u00a0of the Dibang River.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Mishmi Hills<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong>southward expansion of the Himalayas;<\/strong>\u00a0compose most of the northern part of the region.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>They have an average elevation of 15,000 feet (4,500 m) and are dotted with\u00a0<strong>passes such as Yonggyap\u00a0<\/strong>at 13,000 feet (3,950 m) and\u00a0<strong>Kaya\u00a0<\/strong>at 15,600 feet (4,750 m).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>After traversing through Arunachal Pradesh, Dibang River e<strong>nters the plains of Assam.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Eventually, it\u00a0<strong>joins the Lohit and Siang rivers,<\/strong>\u00a0which\u00a0<strong>together form<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Brahmaputra\u00a0<\/strong>River in Assam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>major tributaries<\/strong>\u00a0of the Dibang River are the\u00a0<strong>Dri, Mathun, Talon, Eme, Ahi, Emra, and Awa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dibang Multipurpose Project<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a\u00a0<strong>flood control cum hydroelectric power project<\/strong>\u00a0planned to be developed on the\u00a0<strong>Dibang River,<\/strong>\u00a0a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, in\u00a0<strong>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>At 2,880 MW installed capacity, it will be the\u00a0<strong>country\u2019s biggest hydropower facility.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is being developed by India\u2019s state-run\u00a0<strong>National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Project is designed as an\u00a0<strong>energy storage project,\u00a0<\/strong>with flood moderation as one of the key objectives, besides power generation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The project\u00a0<strong>envisages\u00a0<\/strong>the construction of a 278 m-high and 375 m-long c<strong>oncrete gravity dam,\u00a0<\/strong>which\u00a0<strong>will be the highest concrete gravity dam of India.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dibang River FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0What is the origin of Dibang River?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0It originates near Keya pass on the Indo-Chinese border in the Upper Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0Is Dibang left or right tributary of Brahmaputra?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The Dibang River is a right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0Through which two Indian states does the Dibang River flow?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Arunachal Pradesh and Assam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/guwahati\/iaf-rescues-14-from-arunachal-island\/articleshow\/121554866.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dibang River is a major tributary of the Brahmaputra, contributing significantly to its flow in northeastern 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