Kopili River
Kopili River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Location | Assam, Meghalaya |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Meghalaya plateau |
Mouth | |
• location | Brahmaputra River |
Length | 290 km (180 mi) |
Kopili River is an interstate river in
Course
The Kopili originates in the
Waterworks
Completed in 1975, the Kopili Flow Irrigation Scheme in Kamrup district irrigates 1,300 hectares (3,200 acres) of land across 14 revenue villages and facilitates paddy cultivation.[4] The Kopili Hydro Electric Project, located across the districts of Dima Hasao in Assam and Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya and run by the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation, consists of the Khandong and Umrongso dams and their reservoirs and three power houses that have a total installed capacity of 275 MW.[citation needed]
Environmental issues
The Kopili has as many as 54 species of fish in it.
References
- ^ a b Mahanta, Kashyap (November–December 2012). "Structural Formation & Seismicity of Kopili Fault Region in North- East India and Estimation of Its Crustal Velocity". International Journal of Modern Engineering Research. 2 (6): 4699–4700.
- ^ a b Das, Bubul (May 2012). "A Comparison of Fish Diversity of Kopili and Jamuna Rivers of Karbi Anglong District, Assam" (PDF). The Science Probe. 1. 1: 22–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Jaintia Hills". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "GUWAHATI WEST DIVISION (IRRIGATION), ULUBARI, GUWAHATI-8". Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Two Kopili power units shut down – Mining in Jaintia Hills affects machines". The Telegraph. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "'Black gold' kills rivers, stains state poll canvas". Hindustan Times. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Concern over contamination of Kopili water". The Assam Tribune. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "NEEPCO blames Meghalaya's illegal coal mining for Kopili hydel plant accident". Hindustan Times. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Sandrp (8 October 2019). "Major disaster at Kopili Dam of NEEPCO in Assam". SANDRP. Retrieved 8 January 2022.