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Brahmaputra
Gavialidae
Gavialidae (gharial, gavial; subclass Archosauria, order Crocodilia) A mono-specific family (
Gavialis gangeticus) comprising the Indian gharial (gavial) which is found in the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra river systems. It is a fish-eater, with an elongate, narrow snout widening at the nostrils. Its teeth are all similar in shape and size.
Tomistoma schlegeli (false gharial) is sometimes included in this family, but it is more probably a member of the
Crocodylidae which has developed a long, narrow snout.
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Study on Brahmaputra must to check erosion
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 3/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...geomorphological study on the behaviour of the Brahmaputra and other rivers in the vicinity of...been studying the geomorphology of the Brahmaputra and other rivers of the area for quite...done his study on the Assam part of the Brahmaputra using data since 1912 onwards. To him...
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Geopolitics, water and development in South Asia: cooperative development in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta.
Magazine article from: The Geographical Journal; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...nowhere more so than in the Ganges- Brahmaputra-Meghna system of the Bengal delta...enhancing effective use of the Ganges--Brahmaputra--Meghna waters through the development...surplus surface water flow in the Jamuna (Brahmaputra). Set against the background of earlier...
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Leap of hope: Number of dolphins in Brahmaputra increases
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 8/19/2008; 674 words
; ...found to have increased in the Brahmaputra river in Assam. The Gangetic river dolphin is found in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli river system...system of northern India, the Brahmaputra river system is a major habitat...
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BRAHMAPUTRA AND STATE WATER POLICIES
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 10/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...the bulk of the river flows in Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna river system yet remain to...and Lamar University experts for the Brahmaputra basin, these reservoirs should be completed...for the integrated management of the Brahmaputra river basin and the North-East Region...
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GHC allows OIL to conduct seismic survey on Brahmaputra.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 6/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...allows OIL to conduct seismic survey on Brahmaputra Guwahati, Jun 13 (PTI) The Gauhati...to proceed with seismic survey on the Brahmaputra riverbed abiding by the guidance of...move to conduct seismic survey on the Brahmaputra riverbed areas for hydro carbon reserve...
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BRAHMAPUTRA ISLANDS TO PROVIDE LANDFILL
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...DIBRUGARH, June 16 -- The river Brahmaputra is being scouted as a possible source...just begun, and engineers of BCPL (Brahmaputra Cracker & Polymer Limited) and...available from a single site, except if the Brahmaputra is exploited, said a BCPL official...
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'BRAHMAPUTRA BOARD HAS FAILED TO PROTECT MAJULI FROM FLOODS'
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...the people in Majuli subdivision, the Brahmaputra Board has quickly fallen out of favour...ire on the style of functioning of the Brahmaputra Board, office-bearers of All Assam...reporters here.Serving an ultimatum on the Brahmaputra Board, the Jorhat AASU unit asked it...
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UNREGULATED IDOL IMMERSION POLLUTING BRAHMAPUTRA
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 10/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...of immersing idols of deities in the Brahmaputra -- the lifeline of the State -- is...An analysis of water samples of the Brahmaputra conducted by the Pollution Control Board...damaging effect on the aquatic life of the Brahmaputra. Besides, humans who consume such...
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NEC FOR TAPPING BARAK, BRAHMAPUTRA
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 3/11/2007; 700+ words
; ...Shankar Aiyar today said tapping the Brahmaputra and Barak river systems for transportation...there has been little harnessing of the Brahmaputra's potential after having declared...also the NEC Chairman, said that the Brahmaputra could play a major role in transportation...
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Brahmaputra, NE India's water of life
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 11/18/2006; 525 words
; NEW DELHI, India, Nov 18 -- THE BRAHMAPUTRA has been the lifeline for many in Assam...Mishra wrote in Rivers of India, "The Brahmaputra, the river normally neglected by most...besides, the route the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra takes is highly seismic" says Goswami...
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Brahmaputra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Brahmaputra [Sanskrit,=son of Brahma], river...India. In Assam state it takes the name Brahmaputra and flows c.450 mi (725 km) through...to the Bay of Bengal via the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta. Its lower course is sacred to...
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India
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...weathered and eroded; and the Ganges-Brahmaputra Lowland, a structural trough between...Delta (in Pakistan) to the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta (shared by India and Bangladesh...Along this plain flow the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Son, Jumna, Chambal, Gogra, and...
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Himalayas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and Bhutan to the southern bend of the Brahmaputra River in SE Tibet. For most of its...Sutlej rivers flow westward and the Brahmaputra flows eastward. The northern range...including the Indus, Sutlej, Ganges, and Brahmaputra. Little of the region is inhabitable...
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Tibet
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...Huang He , Indus , and Ganges ) have their source in Tibet, although its major river is the Brahmaputra . The area has scant rainfall, and the Brahmaputra valley is the only agricultural area and the location of the major cities. Many of the people...
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Khasi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...villages and states and raiding and trading in the Sylhet and Brahmaputra valleys. The incorporation of the markets at Sylhet into...of a road through Nongkhaw State linking Calcutta to the Brahmaputra Valley led to the eventual cessation of Khasi-British hostilities...
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