Consider the following statements:
1. Brahmaputra enters India in the state of Assam, where it is called Siang.
2. It is joined by the Dibang and the Lohit River at the head of the Arunachal Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
The Brahmaputra enters India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh where it is called Siang. It makes a very rapid descent from its original height in Tibet and finally appears in the plains, where it is called Dihang. It flows for about 35 km and is joined by the Dibang River and the Lohit River at the head of the Assam Valley. Below the Lohit the river is called Brahmaputra and Burlung-Buthur by native Bodo tribals it then enters the state of Assam, and becomes very wide as 20 km in parts of Assam.