The Chhimtuipui river, also known as the Chhimmtuipi Lui or
Kaladan river
The Kaladan River ( my, ကုလားတန်မြစ်, ; also Kysapnadi, Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne) is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. The Kaladan River is called the Chh ...
, is a river of
Mizoram
Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...
, northeastern India. It flows in a southerly direction through
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
.
Geography
The river is the biggest river in Mizoram by volume. It originates in western part of Myanmar from the Village of Vanum at an elevation of . It enters Mizoram near Sabawngte village from where it flows Northward for till it meets
Tiau river
Tiau River (or Tio river) a long river which forms part of the international boundary between India and Myanmar.
It rises near Khuangphah village of Champhai district in Mizoram, India. It ultimately merges with the Tuipui River.
Zokhawthar ...
. From this point it flows northwest and meets
Tuichawng river near
Hnahthial
Hnahthial is the headquarters of Hnahthial district in the Indian state of Mizoram. The term Hnahthial is a Mizo term which means Phrynium capitatum, a plant which grows in plenty in Hnahthial.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of India, Hnaht ...
and flows southwards where
Mat river and Mengpui River meet.
Hydro-electric project
The government of India is planning to construct a dam and hydro-electric project.
Kaladan river route
This river is also part of the
Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project
The Kaladan Road Project is a US$484 million project connecting the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, Myanmar by sea. In Myanmar, it will then link Sittwe seaport to Paletwa in Chin State via the Kaladan riv ...
.
See also
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Lungleng River
The Lungleng river, also known as the Lungleng Lui, is a river of Mizoram, northeastern India. It flows in a southerly direction towards Myanmar.
Etymology
The Lungleng river gets its name from the ''Lung Leng'' tribe of people, who are sedent ...
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East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh
East-West Industrial Corridor Highway of Arunachal Pradesh, a 2-lane and 966.78 km long including existing 274.20 km Pasighat-Manmao route, is a proposed highway across lower foothills of Arunachal Pradesh state in India from Bhairabkunda in Ass ...
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Arunachal Border Highway
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Asian Highway Network
The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via hig ...
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India-Myanmar-Thailand Friendship Highway
References
Rivers of Mizoram
Rivers of India
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