Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary

About

It is a wildlife sanctuary located in Assam's Cachar district. 

The sanctuary is located in Barak Valley, which also includes the Borail Wildlife Sanctuary.

Rivers

Barak and Sonai rivers flow through the river. The sanctuary has been named after the Barak River.

Fauna

Many primate species including slow loris, rhesus macaque, and hoolock gibbon are found here.

There is also an abundance of king cobra in the sanctuary.

Flora

The vegetation types here are tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen, tropical deciduous, and there is availability of rainforests in the northern and southern eastern parts of the sanctuary.

Sonai and Barak Rivers

The Barak River originates in the Manipur hills and enters the plains near Lakhipur, Assam. Through the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in India.

It flows into Bangladesh where it bifurcates into the Surma River and the Kushiyara River which converge again to become the Meghna River before forming the Ganges Delta. The Barak River's main tributaries include the Jiri, Dhaleswari, Singla, Longai, Sonai, and Katakhal.

The Barak is the second largest river in Northeast India after the Brahmaputra. Barak has a length of about 900 km of which 564 km falls in India.

Sonai

It is the tributary of Barak. It is known as the Tuirial River and flows through the town of Sonai and joins the Barak River near Dungripar Village. The Tuirial Dam is located in the river.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Consider the following statements about the “Barak River”: 

1. The Barak River originates in the Naga hills.
2. Surma River and the Kushiyara River are its tributaries.
3. The Tuirial Dam is located in the river.

How many of the above statements are/are incorrect?

A.Only one

B.Only two

C. All Three

D.None

Answer: C

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: 

The Barak River originates in the Manipur hills and enters the plains near Lakhipur, Assam through the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in India.

Statement 2 is incorrect: 

It flows into Bangladesh where it bifurcates into the Surma River and the Kushiyara River which converge again to become the Meghna River before forming the Ganges Delta. 

The Barak River's main tributaries include the Jiri, Dhaleswari, Singla, Longai, Sonai, and Katakhal.( Surma and Kushinagar are distributaries not tributaries).

The Barak is the second largest river in Northeast India after the Brahmaputra. Barak has a length of about 900 km of which 564 km falls in India.

Statement 3 is incorrect: 

Sonai is the tributary of Barak. It is known as the Tuirial River and flows through the town of Sonai and joins the Barak River near Dungripar Village. The Tuirial Dam is located in the river.