Manipur River (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ, romanized: Manipur Turel; Burmese: မဏိပူရမြစ်, romanized: Manipur Myit), also called Kathe Khyoung (Burmese: ကသည်းချောင်း, lit. 'Meitei watercourse'),[1] is a river in India's Manipur state that flows into Chin State ofMyanmar, where it merges with the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin river.[2] It passes through Tonzang and Tedim town of Myanmar.
| Manipur River | |
|---|---|
 Manipur River flows through Chin Hills near Tedim Town | |
 | |
| Native name | Meitei: Manipur Turel |
| Location | |
| Country | India / Myanmar |
| State | Manipur |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Ithai Barrage, Waipokpi |
| • coordinates | 24°25′47″N 93°50′19″E / 24.4297589°N 93.838581°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Myittha |
• coordinates | 22°53′12″N 94°05′07″E / 22.8868°N 94.0852°E |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Chakpi River |
It meets Chindwin River (also called as Ningthi River[3]). Chindwin river then meets Irrawaddy River. Irrawaddy river then flows south till it ends at Andaman Sea, adjoining the Bay of Bengal and thereby connecting Imphal city to the sea.
Tributaries
edit- Leimakhong River
- Kongba River
- Iril River
- Thoubal River
- Imphal River
- Khuga River
- Tuitha River
- Chakpi River
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Siṃha, Kārāma Manimohana (1989), Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur, B.R. Publishing Corporation, ISBN 978-81-7018-578-9
- ^ Sutapa Sengupta (2006). Rivers and Riverine Landscape in North East India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-8069-276-5.
- ^ Pemberton, R. Boileau (1835). Report On The Eastern Frontier Of British India. Baptist Mission Press, Kolkata. pp. 19–20.; McCulloch, W.Maj (1859). Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes; with a Comparative Vocabulary of the Munnipore and other Languages