This text gives a background of the growth of urban centres in Brahmaputra Valley in the period of post independence.
The Brahmaputra or Assam valley is the most important geomorphological unit of Assam. It is almost a flat featureless alluvial lowland lying on either side of the Brahmaputra river, extending from the base of Bhutan and Arunachal Himalaya in the northeast to the Indo-Bangladesh border in the west. It is about 725 km long, 80 km wide(average) and area is 58315 sq. km. The valley is characterized by distinct alluvial morphological units, predominance of rice fields, tea gardens, oil resources, very low urbanization, lack of quick transportation system and high density of population.
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Introduction:
Historical Background of the Study area:
Pattern of Urban Growth:
Notes and references:
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