Kopili & Kushiyara Rivers

Published on 28 Mar 2025

• The Kopili River is an interstate river that flows through the states of Meghalaya and Assam.

• It is the largest south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra River in Assam.

• The Kopili originates in the Meghalaya plateau.

• The Kushiyara River is a transboundary river, flowing through Bangladesh and the state of Assam in India .

• It forms on the India-Bangladesh border as a branch of the Barak River.

• An important water sharing agreement was signed between India and Bangladesh in 2022 to manage the water flow in the Kushiyara River.

Keywords:

Kopili Kushiyara Rivers transboundary water sharing transboundary river Barak River Bangladesh