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.