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CONTENTS
* Preface * List of Contributors * List of Figures and Tables
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* Introduction by Prof. Mofiammed Taher
PART ONE—GENERAL BACKGROUND
* N^aluing the River
—A. 0. fl/lohapatra
Hydro Power Potential of the River Systems in the North East—Prospect,
!• Progress and Problem • iiiaiiii nV" T • 1—iMiaii—lia m iifn m HrioMfcanyF
—MonomoyGoswamiandAparajitChoudhury
PART-TWO—CASE STUDIES
TheBrahmaputra River and Prospective Development ofAssam
—A. K. Bora
Steamer Ghats (Ferry Ghats) of Brahmaputra River and their Impact on
Region's Economy and Environment itttU

—B. Saikia and P. Das

* Impact of Jia-Dhansiri Irrigation Project on the Agricultural Development
in Darrang District, Assam icr, • ••* •. ... • .. — •• -
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— Charu Saharia (Nath)
^ The Giant Confluence Zone of Lohit, Dibang and Dihang and its Impact on 'W-h

the Land and People of the Surrounding Regions in Upper Assam

—Bhuban Gogoi
Streams ofShillong—An Ecological Overview saf
—Abhik Gupta
* Urbanisation and the Streams of Shillong
—SubrathaPurkayasthaandSusmitaDas
* River Umiam and its Role in Hydro-electricity Generation, Tourism
Development and Industrial Growth
— Uttama Choudhuri
* Geomorphological Characteristics of the Imphal River Basin and its
Impacton Development
—M. K. Bandyopadhyay
^ Traditional Rice Varieties of Barak Valley: An Utilised Germplasm for '
Sustainable Agricultural Development of Flood Prone Areas
—D. ChaudhuryandJibendu Datta
^ North •R®h3vioural Pattern and their Impact on Development

^ Annexure Index -**• ' 0yet!- -rar* •5'."^''• • -

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