Guwahati, Dec. 21 -- Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) in Assam along with the Brahmaputra Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Government of India developed an indigenous river model BRAHMA-2D (Braided River Aid, Hydro-Morphological Analyzer).

The project was led by Professor Arup Kumar Sarma, Department of Civil Engineering of IIT-Guwahati.

This comprehensive mathematical model can help to understand the flow of large braided rivers like the Brahmaputra, providing valuable insights to field engineers to design sustainable hydraulic structures like Spurs, Revetment and other river bank protection measures.

Predicting river flow variations across depth is crucial for flood and erosion control, a...