Kaladan River
Kaladan Chhimtuipui, Kissapanadi, Beino, Bawinu, Bawinung (Boinung) | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Myanmar, India |
State | Chin State, Rakhine State, Mizoram |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | west flank of Mount Zinghmuh |
• location | Chin Hills, Chin State, Myanmar |
• coordinates | 22°49′28″N 93°31′57″E / 22.82444°N 93.53250°E |
• elevation | 2,564 m (8,412 ft) |
Mouth | Sittwe |
• location | Bay of Bengal, Myanmar |
• coordinates | 20°06′00″N 92°54′09″E / 20.10000°N 92.90250°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 450 km (280 mi) |
Basin size | 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Kaladan Delta, Bay of Bengal |
• average | 3,468 m3/s (122,500 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Twe River, Mi River, Kalabon River, Kyegu River |
• right | Chal River, Tio River , Tuichang, Mat River, Kawrthingdeng River |
The Kaladan (
History
Kaladan was an entry point to Mizoram from the seaport of Sittwe in 1904. Kaladan is Mizoram's largest river and it flows through its southeastern region.[4]
Geography
This article may require MOS:COORDS and maybe move to footnotes, or be dropped.(December 2021) ) |
The river arises in central Chin State as the Timit, 22°49′28″N 93°31′57″E / 22.82444°N 93.53250°E, and flows south and is soon joined by the Chal, after which it is known as the Boinu River. It continues south until just before it is joined by the Twe River at 22° 08′ 40″ N 93° 34′ 30″ E, when it swings west. It continues west until 22° 05′ 20″ N 93° 14′ 12″ E, when it heads northwest. At 22° 11′ 06″ N 93° 09′ 29″ E, below Mount Phabipa, it turns north and becomes the international border between India and Myanmar. It flows north to 22° 47′ 09″ N 93° 05′ 47″ E, where the international border continues north along the Tyao River, and the Boinu heads northwest into Mizoram State, at which point it is known as the Kaladan.
At 22° 56′ 21″ N 92° 58′ 55″ E it reaches its northernmost point, and turns south west, is joined by the Tuichong River from the right and then heads south.
Development
At present, the Kaladan is the fifth largest river in the world that is completely unfragmented by
Development of the river is also being negotiated with the Shwe Gas Project for economic enhancement [13][failed verification]
See also
- Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project
- East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Border Highway
- Asian Highway Network
- India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Highway
References
- ISBN 9781483188294.
- ^ a b NF 46-7 "Gangaw, Burma" U.S. Army Map Service topographic map 1:250,000, 1954, first printing April 1958
- ^ [https://www.thestatesman.com/supplements/north/still-under-construction-1502635461.html Still under construction[, The Statesman.
- ISBN 9781107073395.
- ^ a b NF 46-6 "Chittagong, Pakistan" U.S. Army Map Service topographic map 1:250,000, 1955, first printing March 1960
- ^ "Cox's Bazar, Pakistan" U.S. Army Map Service topographic map 1:250,000, 1954, first printing March 1960
- ^ "Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of the World's Large River Systems" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ The Hindu Business Line : `Work on Kaladan river project in Mizo to start soon'
- ^ "Construction of Sittwe Port for Kaladan Multiple River Project Starts". Indo-Burma News. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ a b India awards road contract to complete Kaladan project in Myanmar, Business Line, 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b India ramps up Myanmar ties
- ^ India's connectivity to Myanmar.
- ^ "The Shwe Project — Shwe Gas Movement [For a Sustainable Future in a Free and Democratic Burma]".[dead link]
External links
- "Boinu Hydroelectric Project (640 MW)", Ministry of Power, Government of India
- Kaladan.com - news covering Indo-Myanmar Kaladan project