17. Nubra Valley is about 150 km north
of Leh, the capital town
of Ladakh, India. Local scholars say
that its original name was Ldumra(the
valley of flowers). The Shyok River
meets the Nubra or Siachan River to
form a large valley that separates the
Ladakh and the Karakoram Ranges.
22. Gateway to Nubra..
Nubra Valley is about 150 km north of Leh, the capital town of
Ladakh, India. This is where Shyok River meets the Nubra or
Siachan River to form a large valley that separates the Ladakh
and the Karakoram Ranges.
23. Both sides of the western Himalayas from Chitral in
Pakistan, eastward to Leh and the upper Shyok River
in Ladakh
39. Sutlej River, an
important tributary of
the Indus River is the
longest of the five
rivers. It flows through
Punjab in northern
India as well as
Pakistan. It originates
from the snow filled
Mansarovar Lake in
Tibet and ends in
Pakistani Punjab near
the port city of Karachi
42. Bhakra Nangal dam is the biggest dam in India till
2011 whose construction was completed in 1963. It is
a concrete dam built on Satluj River. It is situated near
the border area between Punjab and Hemachel
pardesh. It is 2nd largest in Asia and 2nd highest in
India as well. The length of dam is about 1,700 ft
while its height is 711 ft. Surface area of dam is
168.35 km2. 10 heavy turbines are adjusted to this
hydro-project which has an Installed capacity of 1,000
MV to generate electricity. Water storage capacity of
dam is 9340 million cubic meter. After Indra Sagar
dam it is second largest water reservoir in India.
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46. Bhakra-Nangal Project is a joint venture
ofPunjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
Under this project, two dams have been
constructed over the river Satluj. They are
the Bhakra Dam and the Nangal Dam. The
Bhakra-Nangal Project is an example of
water management on scientific lines on
the largest scale.
64. This picturesque river that emanates from the great
Himalayas flows out to Jammu & Kashmir before gushing
along to Pakistan where it gets yet another new name - the
Chenab.