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{{short description|River in India}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Kulsi River
| native_name ={{native name|as|কুলশী নদী}}
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| image = File:Ganges River Dolphin.jpg
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| image_caption = Kulsi river is a habitat of [[South Asian river dolphin]] (Ganges river dolphin)
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| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kamrup District]]
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| source1 = [[West Khasi Hills]]
| source1_location = [[Meghalaya]]
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| mouth = [[Brahmaputra River]]
| mouth_location =Nagarbera, [[Kamrup district]], [[Assam]]
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| progression = Kulsi River - [[Brahmaputra River]]
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The '''Kulsi River''' is a [[tributary]] of the [[Brahmaputra River]] in the Indian state of [[Assam]]. The river originates from [[West Khasi Hills]] of [[Meghalaya]]. The river is known as Khir River in its origin. After travelling 12 km in [[Meghalaya]], the river then flows through [[Kamrup district]] of [[Assam]] and is known as Kulsi. The confluence of the Kulsi with [[Brahmaputra River]] is at Nagarbera of [[Kamrup district]], [[Assam]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==Habitat of Dolphin==
The Kulsi river is the habitat of endangered [[South Asian river dolphin]] (''Platanista gangetica''). This endangered dolphin (known as ''Xihu'' in [[Assamese language]]) breeds only in the [[Subansiri River|Subansiri]] and Kulsi rivers across the entire [[Ganges Delta|Brahmaputra delta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/184796/17/17_summary.pdf |title= Summary of Dolphin habitat zone of river Kulsi}}</ref> However, sand mining and other development activities make dolphins in the Kulsi vulnerable and the numbers of this endangered dolphin have sharply declined.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/brahmaputra-tributaries-no-longer-secure-dolphin-habitats.html |title= Brahmaputra tributaries no longer secure dolphin habitats|website=Northeast Now|language=en|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Rivers of Assam]]

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BJRMelisa78144 at 05:50, 16 December 2023