Pahumara
The Pahumara River is a river in the Barpeta district of Assam in India. It is located at latitude 26° 17'0" and longitude 26°17'0". It is a tributary of the Brahmaputra River.[1][2]
It flows through the areas of Puthimari, Medhikuchi, Pathsala, Dhumarkur, Bhawanipur, Kayakuchi and the Barpeta district.
Frequent rains in monsoon season often make the Pahumara river flood in many places, such as paddy fields (underwater fields for growing rice) and roads in the Bahari sub-division of the Barpeta district. During this time the river is quite dangerous.[2] Sometimes the river floods when the Kurichhu hydroelectric plant in Bhutan opens its dam.[3]
According to local people, a type of boat race on the Pahumara river has been a tradition of the area for more than 100 years.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Pahumara River". OneFiveNine.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Singh, V. P.; Sharma, Nayan; Ojha, C.; Shekhar P. (2004). The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources, p. 270. Springer
- ↑ Parasher, Utpal (25 July 2019). "Assam on alert after Bhutan releases excess water from hydro power dam". Hindustan Times
- ↑ The Assam Tribune (19 October 2018). "Traditional boat race held on banks of Pahumara river" Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine