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HINDU NOTES-OCT 13 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]
General Studies-01 Assam govt decides to rejuvenate Barak river News: The Assam government plans to rejuvenate the Barak river . Why its important:It has potential to revitalise trade and commerce with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Developing the river as a major channel for water transport will help improve trade with the neighbouring countries. Barak River: It is one of the major rivers of South Assam and is a part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It rises in the hill country of Manipur State, where it is the biggest and the most important of the hill country rivers. After Manipur it flows through Mizoram State and into Assam, ending just after it enters Bangladesh where it forks into the Surma and Kushiyara rivers ADD-ON Info: Namami Barak festival Barak, the gift of God has been a source of great blessing to the people of Tahamzam(Senapati) district since time immemorial. Besides irrigating crops and…