in which state of india river brahmaputra has a braided channel in its entire length why does its river carry a large volume of water and silt in india compare to tibet?

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1.Brahmaputra braided channel can be majorly seen in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
2.The reason for carrying large volume of silt in India is due to its reduction in velocity.It is at young stage in Tibet from where it is originated and by India it turns into mature and old stage thereby reducing its velocity of water and getting overloaded with silt and sediments.

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