Write about the main river's of himachal Pradesh there place of originates, and abouts there importance in our culture?
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Beas River
Beas RiverBeas River, Beas also spelled Bias, ancient Greek Hyphasis, Sanskrit Vipasha, river in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab states, northwestern India.
Himachal Pradesh a mountain state in Indian Himalaya, covering an area of over fifty five thousand square kilometres, has 5 major river basins Satluj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Yamuna.Apr
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The Ghaggar river originates in the village of Dagshai in the Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 1,927 metres (6,322 ft) above mean sea level and flows through Punjab and Haryana states into Rajasthan; just southwest of Sirsa, Haryana and by the side of Talwara Lake in Rajasthan.
The rivers of Himachal Pradesh provide water to the Indus and the Ganga river basin only.
As is apparent from the details above, more than 95 % of the state’s area is drained by five river systems i.e. the Sutlej, Beas, Chenab, Yamuna and Ravi.
1 The Sutlej River System of Himachal Pradesh:
Vedic Name:Satudri
Sanskrit Name: Shatadru
Origin: The Satluj originates from the ‘RAKAS LAKE’ near the ‘MANASAROVER LAKE’ in Tibet. It enters India at Shipki La (pass) in Kinnaur district.
COURSE OF RIVER: It flows through Kinnaur, Shimla, Kullu, Solan, Mandi and Bilaspur districts.
EXIT: It leaves Himachal Pradesh to enter the plains of Punjab at ‘Bhakhra’.
PROMINENT SETTLEMENTS ON ITS BANK: The prominent settlements on the bank of Satluj are Rampur, Kalpa, Suni, Bilaspur, Namgia and Tattapani.
2 The Beas River System of Himachal Pradesh:
Vedic Name:Arjikiya
Sanskrit Name: Vipasha
Origin: It originates from Beas Kund near Rohtang Pass (old name: Bhrigu Tung)
COURSE OF RIVER: It flows through Kullu, Mandi,Kangra and Hamirpur districts.
PROMINENT SETTLEMENTS ON ITS BANK: The prominent settlements on the bank of Beas are Manali, Mandi, Kullu, Pandoh, Naggar, Sujanpur, Dehra- Gopipur, Bajaura.
3 The Chenab River System of Himachal Pradesh:
Vedic Name: Asikni
Origin : The Chenab is made up of two streams called the Chandra and the Bhaga. These two streams meet atTandi to for the river Chenab.
COURSE OF RIVER: It flows through Lahaul-Spiti, Chamba.
EXIT: It leaves Himachal Pradesh to enter the plains of Kashmir at ‘SansariNala’.\
PROMINENT SETTLEMENTS ON ITS BANK: The prominent settlements on the bank of Chenab are Tandi, Udaipur
Vedic Name: Kalindi
Origin : The Yamuna originates from the ‘YAMUNOTRI ’ glacier on Bunderpunch range in Uttarakhand. It enters India Himachal at
‘KHADAR MAJRI’ inSirmaur district.
COURSE OF RIVER: It flows only through Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh.
EXIT: It leaves Himachal Pradesh near ‘TAJEWALA’ and enters into Haryana.
PROMINENT SETTLEMENTS ON ITS BANK: The prominent settlement on the bank of Yamuna is Poanta Sahib.
TRIBUTARIES OF YAMUNA:
a) GIRI RIVER: It arises from ‘Kupar peak’ just above Jubbal town in Shimla district. It divides the Sirmour district into two equal parts that are known as Cis-Giri and Trans-Giri region. It joins Yamuna upstream of Poanta below Mokkampur. Jalal and Asni are further the tributaries of Giririver.
JALAL RIVER: It arises from ‘Dharthi ranges’ adjoining Pachhad of Sirmour. It joins Giri at Dadhau.
b) TONS: It arises as two feeder streams- the Rupin and the Supinriver which meet at ‘NATIWAR’ to form Tons. The Tons join Yamuna at Kalsi near Dehradun.Pabbar is a tributary of Tons.
PABBAR: It arises from the ‘CHANDERNAHAN’ glacier in Rohru area of Shimla district and joins Tons at the base of ‘CHAKARATA’ massif near border of U.P and H.P. Patsari and Andhra are tributaries of Pabbar.
ANDHRA: It arises from a small glacier near Chirgaon in shimla district. It merges with Pabbar at Chirgaon.
PATSARI: This River originates from lower Himalayan hills near Kharapathar in Shimla district and joins Pabbar near hamlet of Patsari.
c) BATA RIVER: It arises near Dharthi range and joins Yamuna at Bata Mandi. 5
5 The Rav River System of Himachal Pradesh:
Vedic Name: Purushani
Sanskrit Name: Irawati
Origin : It originates from Bara Banghal as a joint stream formed by the glacier fed ‘Bhadal’ and ‘TantGari’
COURSE OF RIVER: It flows through Kangra and Chamba districts.
EXIT: It leaves Himachal Pradesh to enter the Kashmir at ‘Kheri’.
PROMINENT SETTLEMENTS ON ITS BANK: The prominent settlements on the bank of Ravi are Chamba, Bharmaur, Madhopur
TRIBUTARIES OF RAVI:
BHADAL RIVER, SIUL RIVER, TANT GARI AND BAIRA are important tributaries of Ravi.