Question

Describe the Indus river system in the union territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir

Answer 1

Explanation:

Originating in the Tibetan Plateau in the vicinity of Lake Manasarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, towards Gilgit and Baltistan and then flows in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh.

Answer 2

The indus river, after flowing in the northwest direction between the ladakh and zaskar ranges, it passes through ladakh and baltistan. It cuts across the ladakh range, forming a spectacular gorge near gilgit in jammu and kashmir.

Explanation:

• The indus river system is one of the largest river basins of the world.
• It is also known as the sindhu.
• It is the westernmost of the himalayan rivers in India.
• It receives a number of himalayan tributaries such as the shyok, the gilgit, the zaskar, the hunza, the nubra, the shigar, the gasting and the dras.
• the indus river is called the father of rivers.
• The river water is used for irrigation on the plains of the indus valley and transportation of goods.
• The management of this resource and the distribution has always been vital to the area.

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