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Chenab River in Himachal Pradesh : |
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| Chenab River : Two
streams namely Chandra and Bhaga rise on the opposite sides of the
Baralacha pass at an elevation of 4,891 metres and meet at Tandi
at an elevation of 2,286 metres to form the river Chenab. The Chenab
rises from the South-East and Bhaga from the North-West of the Baralacha
pass. It enters Pangi valley of Chamba district near Bhujind and
leaves the district at Sansari Nala to enter Podar valley of Kashmir.
It flows in Himachal for 122 km. With its total length of 1,200 km.,
it has a catchment area of 61,000 sq. km., out of which 7,500 sq.
km. lie in Himachal Pradesh. It is the largest river of Himachal
Pradesh in terms of volume of waters. The Chenab valley is a structual
trough formed by the great Himalayan and Pir Panjal ranges. |
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Important Tributaries of river Chenab : |
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| The Miyar Nullah joins Chenab in Lahaul, while Saicher
Nullah joins it in Pangi valley. Its tributaries in its lower course
are river Jammu Tavi and Bhaga, while the river Munawarwali in Dun
valley. It meets the Indus river at Mithankot about 950 miles down
in Pakistan and ultimately joins Arabian Sea. The important human
settlements that have come up along this river are Udaipur, Killar,
Doda and Ramban. |
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| Bhaga River : |
This river originates from the Lahaul
valley. A number of snowfed rivers join it during its course,
before it joins the Chandra stream at Tandi. From its origin
it flows in South-South-Westerly direction as a raging torrent
before joining the river Chandra. U shaped valleys, waterfalls,
glaciers and moraines characterises the upper catchment of the
Bhaga river. The entire tract is devoid of a vegetative cover.
The discharge of this river increases during the summer months,
when the snow on the high mountains start melting. |
| Chandra River
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It rises in the snows lying at the
base of themain Himalayan range in Lahaul-Spiti district. Thereafter
it flows for a considerable distance along the base of thin range
in the South-East direction, before making a 180° turn and
taking a South-West course in Spiti valley. the entire area is
a vast cold desert that receives little or no rain as it lies
in the rain shadow of the Pir Panjal range lying towards South.
The important human settlement along the river is Koksar. |
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