Mizoram is sprawled across 21,087 sq kilometres and shares a border with Bangladesh to the west and Myanmar to the east and south. Given that it has an international boundary of 722 kilometers, the state’s location is of great strategic importance. It boasts about 21 hill ranges with an average height of 12,00 metres above sea level. The highest mountain in Mizoram is Phawngpui or Blue Mountain which reaches a height of 2,360 metres above sea level. These hills are interspersed with valleys and 16 major rivers. River Tlawng with a length of 185.15 kilometres is the longest river in the state.