Context: Recently, Beki which is a tributary of Brahmaputra changed its course resulting in displacement of thousands of people and a state highway in lower Assam.
About Beki River
- Beki River is one of the right bank territories of Brahmaputra River.
- Manas River originates in Bhutan, when it enters India – Manas River branches into three streams or channels- Manas, Beki and Hakuwa which later merge into the Brahmaputra River.
- Since the channel of Manas and Hakuwa has been experiencing high siltation, almost all the flood discharge of the Manas River passes through the Beki River.
- Beki River passes through the Manas National Park consisting of semi-evergreen, forest vegetation and mixed deciduous, littorals and swamps and interspersed with bamboo and cane.
- Beki River causes large-scale flooding in the large part of Manas Bio-reserve.
(Map of Beki River)