A beel thicky infested with water hyacinth
A beel thicky infested with water hyacinth
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Tabk 2 Fishery resources of Assam<br />
1 Resource Area ]<br />
Rivcrine (km)<br />
I<br />
5500<br />
Ponds (ha) I 51000<br />
Reservotr (ha) I 1500<br />
Swarn~s and low lvtnn , areas (ha) I .d . , ,<br />
Total (ha) 1<br />
10000<br />
368500<br />
Table 3. Beel fisheries resource under different categories in Assam<br />
' Catwow I Number I Area (ha) I Condition<br />
-<br />
1 Good I .Semi-derelirr I D(~rt1ic.r<br />
Ree~stered 1 423 1 40.000 110.000 1 15.000 1 35,000<br />
, Unreg~stered 1 969 1 60,000 1 Ntl I 10.000 1 30.000<br />
' Total ] 1,392 [ 100,000 1 10,000 1 25.000 1 65.000<br />
Three types of <strong>beel</strong>s are found in Assam I~I;., 0.r-bow lake gpr, ltrkc !,pee and<br />
(rue rcctonrc dcprcss~ons. Ox-bow <strong>beel</strong>s are cut-off portions of river nleanders or dcad<br />
rivulet courses. Many of them are connected <strong>with</strong> the main rivers through channels.<br />
Ox-bo~ becis are relatively narrow, long and either bent or serpentine in shape. Lakclike<br />
<strong>beel</strong>s arc wtde. shallow and Irregular in contour. Thcy are also cannectcd to rivcrs<br />
through channels and receive <strong>water</strong> from them.<br />
The <strong>beel</strong>s In Brahrnaputra basin are situated along the floodplains of rlvcrs<br />
D~bru. Bundih~ng, Dtshang, Dikhow. Jhanji, Kakodonga, Dhansiri, Sonat. Kapili.<br />
Kallong and Kulsi on the South bank and Dlhang. Mora, Jiadhal, Subansiri. Kantcny.<br />
Dhansiri. Ponternari, Pagladia. Manas. Aai, Champabatt and Saralbhanga on the North<br />
bank. In Barak valley, the <strong>beel</strong>s are s~tuated along the rivers Barak, Sonai. Sushma,<br />
Dhaleswan and Longai. In Brhaputra valley. 342 <strong>beel</strong>s are located tn Central Assam<br />
covering an area of 31,080 ha (approx.) followed by lower Assarn (352) and upper<br />
Assam (376) <strong>with</strong> <strong>water</strong> spread of approximately 29.0(m ha and 23,000 ha (approx.)<br />
respectively. On the other hand there are about 322 heels <strong>with</strong> <strong>water</strong> cover of 8000 ha in<br />
three districts of Barak valley (Table 4).