MICRO-REALM 01
Yarlung Tsangpo
- ORIGIN: CHEMAYUNGDUNG GLACIER
- FLOWS PARALLEL TO HIMALAYAS
- DRY & COLD TIBETAN PLATEAU
MICRO-REALM 02
The Great Bend
- NAMCHA BARWA PEAK (7757M)
- SYNTAXIAL U-TURN
- TURNS SOUTH INTO INDIA
MICRO-REALM 03
Dihang Gorge
- ENTERS ARUNACHAL PRADESH
- DEEP CANYON CUTTING
- KNOWN LOCALLY AS SIANG/DIHANG
MICRO-REALM 04
Assam Valley Course
- SUDDEN FLATTENING OF GRADIENT
- RIVER WIDENS MASSIVELY
- HIGH MONSOONAL RAINFALL ZONE
MICRO-REALM 05
Major Tributaries
- DIBANG & LOHIT (EASTERN JOIN)
- SUBANSIRI, KAMENG, MANAS (NORTH)
- DHANSIRI, KOPILI (SOUTH)
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Braided Channels
- MASSIVE SILT DEPOSITION
- NETWORK OF INTERLACING CHANNELS
- CONSTANTLY SHIFTING SANDBARS
MICRO-REALM 07
Riverine Islands
- MAJULI (LARGEST RIVER ISLAND)
- FORMED BY CHANNEL BIFURCATION
- SEVERE EROSION THREAT
MICRO-REALM 08
Floods & Sedimentation
- DEVASTATING ANNUAL FLOODS
- CHANNEL BED RAISING VIA SILT
- BANK EROSION AND SHIFTING
MICRO-REALM 09
Transboundary River
- SHARED BY THREE NATIONS
- LACK OF COMPREHENSIVE TREATY
- DATA SHARING FRICTIONS
MICRO-REALM 10
Hydropower Friction
- MASSIVE GRADIENT DROPS
- UPSTREAM DAMS IN TIBET (ZANGMU)
- DOWNSTREAM WATER SECURITY FEARS
MICRO-REALM 11
The Confluence
- ENTERS BANGLADESH AS JAMUNA
- MERGES WITH GANGA (PADMA)
- FORMS THE MEGHNA ESTUARY
MICRO-REALM 12
Ecological Corridor
- KAZIRANGA FLOODPLAINS
- RIVERINE GRASSLANDS
- CRITICAL WETLAND HABITATS