Sonai River

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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.

Sonai River

River of Assam, which rises in the Lushai Hills and, after a tortuous northerly course of 60 miles through Cachar Dis- trict, falls into the Barak. As far as Maniarkhal it flows through jungle land, but in the lower part of its course its banks are fringed with villages. The most important of these are Palanghat and Sonaimukh. Boats of 4 tons burden can proceed as far as Maniarkhal during the rains, but the river is not largely used as a trade route.