Indus River System
The Sindhu · Panjnad · Geography & Irrigation
MICRO-REALM 01
Indus (Sindhu)
- ORIGIN: BOKHAR CHU GLACIER
- FLOWS BETWEEN LADAKH & ZASKAR
- WESTERNMOST HIMALAYAN RIVER
MICRO-REALM 02
Jhelum River
- ORIGIN: VERINAG SPRING
- FLOWS THROUGH WULAR LAKE
- LIFELINE OF KASHMIR VALLEY
MICRO-REALM 03
Chenab River
- LARGEST INDUS TRIBUTARY
- CHANDRABHAGA CONFLUENCE
- ORIGIN: BARA LACHA PASS
MICRO-REALM 04
Ravi River
- ORIGIN: ROHTANG PASS
- BETWEEN PIR PANJAL & DHAULADHAR
- DRAINS CHAMBA VALLEY
MICRO-REALM 05
Beas River
- ORIGIN: BEAS KUND (ROHTANG)
- FLOWS ENTIRELY WITHIN INDIA
- JOINS SUTLEJ AT HARIKE
MICRO-REALM 06
Sutlej River
- ORIGIN: RAKAS LAKE (TIBET)
- ANTECEDENT RIVER (CUTS SHIPKI LA)
- FEEDS BHAKRA NANGAL PROJECT
MICRO-REALM 07
The Panjnad
- 'FIVE RIVERS' CONFLUENCE
- MITHANKOT (PAKISTAN)
- MERGES INTO MAIN INDUS
MICRO-REALM 08
Basin Geography
- GRADUAL SLOPING PLAINS
- ARID TO SEMI-ARID CLIMATE
- PUNJAB AND SINDH REGIONS
MICRO-REALM 09
Canal Irrigation
- INDIRA GANDHI CANAL
- GREEN REVOLUTION LIFELINE
- TRANSFORMS ARID GEOGRAPHY
MICRO-REALM 10
Indus Water Treaty
- 1960 WORLD BANK AGREEMENT
- WESTERN: INDUS, JHELUM, CHENAB (PAK)
- EASTERN: RAVI, BEAS, SUTLEJ (IND)
MICRO-REALM 11
Doab Geography
- LAND BETWEEN TWO RIVERS
- BIST, BARI, RECHNA, CHAJ
- SIND SAGAR DOAB
MICRO-REALM 12
Himalayan Gorges
- SPECTACULAR DEEP CUTS
- GILGIT GORGE (5200M DEEP)
- ANTECEDENT EROSIONAL POWER