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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

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River of Assam, which rises in the Khasi Hills, where it is known as the Kynchiang or Panatirtha, and after flowing west and south debouches on the plains of Sylhet. Here it divides into two main channels, that to the east being known as the Patlai and farther on as the Bolai, that to the west as the Piyain. Both of these branches fall into the Kangsa, and the united stream ultimately joins the Surma in Mymensingh District a little to the west of Habiganj. The river is largely used as a trade route, affording an outlet for the products of the Khasi Hills. During the rainy season it is often unable to carry off the enormous quantities of water precipitated in its catch- ment area, and considerable damage is then done b)- floods. The total length of the river is 120 miles.