{"id":64951,"date":"2026-08-16T13:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T08:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=64951"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:34:00","slug":"subansiri-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/subansiri-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Subansiri River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Subansiri River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Subansiri River in Arunachal Pradesh&#8217;s Upper Subansiri district has risen to an unusually high and forceful level despite no rainfall being reported in the area, raising concerns among local residents. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Subansiri River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River, <\/span><b>originating <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>Tibet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and flowing through <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> trans-Himalayan and antecedent river,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning it<\/span><b> existed before the Himalayas rose <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and continued its course through the mountains.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also called the \u201c<\/span><b>Gold River\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of the <\/span><b>gold dust found in its waters.\u00a0<\/b><\/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 th<\/span><b>e Tibetan Plateau,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where it is formed by the confluence of three small streams: Lokong Chu, Chayal Chu, and Tsari Chu.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> flows eastward <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Tibet for about 170 km before <\/span><b>turning south and entering India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near Taksing i<\/span><b>n Arunachal Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Arunachal Pradesh, the Subansiri River<\/span><b> flows east and southeast through the Miri Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, carving<\/span><b> deep gorges a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd creating a rugged landscape.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After covering about 250 km in the<\/span><b> Eastern Himalayas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it<\/span><b> descends into the Assam Valley <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Dulangmukh in Dhemaji district.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, it <strong>s<\/strong><\/span><b>lows down and meanders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through the plains for about 86 km, <\/span><b>passing near Majuli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the <\/span><b>world\u2019s largest river island\u2014<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before <\/span><b>merging with the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/brahmaputra-river-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brahmaputra River<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Jamurighat in Lakhimpur district, <\/span><b>Assam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <strong>l<\/strong><\/span><b>argest tributary of the Brahmaputra <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>total length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is approximately <\/span><b>442 kilometres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the river draining a basin of roughly 32,000 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is fed by a<\/span><b> combination of snowmelt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from its Tibetan headwaters and the <\/span><b>intense southwest monsoon precipitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that falls over the Himalayan foothills between June and September.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Major tributaries of the river are <\/span><b>Laro, Nye, Yume, Tsari, Kamla, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jiyadhol, Ranganadi and Dikrong.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>2000 MW run-of-the-river <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hydro project being constructed on the Subansiri River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located at Gerukamukh on the <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh\u2013Assam border.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be the <\/span><b>single largest hydroelectric plant in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatodayne.in\/arunachal-pradesh\/video\/subansiri-river-swells-unusually-in-arunachals-upper-subansiri-timber-spotted-in-waters-1438420-2026-08-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subansiri River is a right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River, originating in Tibet and flowing through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. 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