Barak Valley:
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi recently urged the Prime Minister to urgently intervene in the worsening connectivity crisis of the Barak Valley.
- It is the southernmost region of Assam, named after the Barak River that flows through it.
- It includes the three southernmost districts of Assam, viz., Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj, which together cover about 9% of the geographical area of the state.
- It shares borders with Meghalaya on its north, Mizoram on its south, Manipur on its east, and Tripura and the Sylhet division of Bangladesh on its west.
- The area is known to have fertile lands, making agriculture a major occupation of the region.
- Silchar is one of the main cities and also the educational hub of the region.
- Barak River is the second largest river in Northeast India after the Brahmaputra.
- The river runs through Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Assam in India, and Bangladesh.
