 This led to the overflow of water in the Brahmaputra to the north and the previously dried out course of Dihing was taken up by the Brahmaputra which lead to the formation of Majuli island.The people of the Moran tribe lived to the south of the Dihing(Diroi) while the Chutia people lived north of the Dihing.The Morans often crossed the Dihing and set up their markets in Moranhat.