Punjab
Capital · Chandigarh · a state of fertile plains between five rivers of the Indus system
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Capital · Chandigarh · a state of fertile plains between five rivers of the Indus system
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Sutlej244.6 km
Origin: Rakshastal lake, near Mansarovar, Tibet
Mouth: Joins the Chenab in Pakistan
Major dams: Bhakra Dam
The Bhakra Dam on the Sutlej, with the Gobind Sagar reservoir, was one of independent India’s flagship river-valley projects.
Show on map →Beas124 km
Origin: Beas Kund, near the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh
Mouth: Joins the Sutlej near Harike, Punjab
Major dams: Pong Dam
Show on map →Ravi4.9 km
Origin: Bara Bhangal, Himachal Pradesh
Mouth: Joins the Chenab in Pakistan
Major dams: Ranjit Sagar Dam
Show on map →Ghaggar98.6 km
Show on map →Harike Wetland
Ramsar 462, confluence of Beas and Satluj | coord: single-source
Ramsar 462, confluence of Beas and Satluj.
Show on map →Kanjli Wetland
Ramsar 1160
Ramsar 1160.
Show on map →Ropar Wetland
Ramsar 1161
Ramsar 1161.
Show on map →Beas Conservation Reserve
Ramsar; Punjab | coord: estimated, unverified
Ramsar; Punjab.
Show on map →Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve
Ramsar; Punjab | coord: estimated, unverified
Ramsar; Punjab.
Show on map →Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
Ramsar; Punjab | coord: estimated, unverified
Ramsar; Punjab.
Show on map →Abohar WLS
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Bir Moti Bagh WLS
coord: manually placed
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