Pakistan has the lion's share of the Indus, one
of the most significant rivers in all of South Asia. Two-thirds of the water
supplied for irrigation schemes and in homes comes from the Indus River and its
tributaries. The river system of Pakistan originates
The Indus River
The Indus River has a total drainage area of
approximately 1,165,000 km2. The Indus River is shared between
Pakistan, India, and China. The river has many tributaries flowing into
it. It is also fed by the rivers from the Himalayas
and has a unique ecosystem of temperate forests, lowland plains, and arid countryside. The river runs for about
1,988 miles, from Lake Manasarovar
in Tibet to Latah, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, then through
Punjab to fly to the Arabian Sea near Karachi. The river provides the needed
water for the Pakistan economy, in the Punjab Province. The flow of the river is
determined by the season, with the flow being slow in the winter and flooded
banks in the monsoon months. The river provides the much-needed water to feed
Pakistan. The water from the rivers is used in industries and residential
homes.
Sutlej
The Sutlej river flows through India,
Pakistan, and China. In Pakistan, it winds through the historic crossroad
region of Punjab where it flows through the Vindhya Range, and to the east of
central Suleiman Range. With a length of approximately 901 miles, the river begins
from Lake Rakshastal in Tibet and
flows to the Shipki La Pass and
enters India in Himachal Pradesh province. The Kol Dam and Baspa Dam are the
most prominent projects across Sutlej. The Sutlej river played aa vital role in
the development of the ancient civilizations of Tibet, and the valley of Garuda
holds the remains of Kyunglung Palace. In Pakistan. The waters of River Sutlej
have been tapped for power generation in different points to light both
Pakistan and India. It also played a role in the timber trade of the Hamirpur
and Bilaspur where the logs of deodar were transported from one location to
another. Cultivation of fruits like grapes, apples, and apricots depended on
the water from Sutlej.
Chenab
The Chenab River flows through the towns of
Jammu and Kashmir and it is shared between Pakistan and India Unlike other
rivers the River originates as two rivers; the Chandra and Bhaga, in the The Himalayas which join to form the Chenab River. The Chenab Bridge is under
construction upon completion it will span the Chenab River with a height of 359
meters. It is about 597 miles long. The building of dams along the Chenab River
has raised concerns in Pakistan as they fear that water flow will reduce, and
this might affect their irrigation schemes.
Jhelum
The Neelam River pours its water in the
Jhelum near Muzaffarabad. River Jhelum is approximately 505 miles long and a
tributary of river Chenab. There are many dams and barrages constructed on the
river Jhelum and Mangla dam was built in 1967 being the largest earth-fill in
the world. The river originates from the southern-eastern part of Kashmir
valley, flows through Srinagar and enters Pakistan.Barrages on River Jhelum
include Rasul and Trimmu barrages. The river has a capacity of about 5.9
million acre-feet.
Beas River
The waters of the Beas and Sutlej rivers are allocated to India under the IndusWaters Treaty between India and Pakistan.The river rises in the Himalayas in
central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 km (290 miles) to the
Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab. Its total length is 470 km (290
miles), and its drainage basin is 20,303 square kilometres large.The Sutlej
continues into Pakistani Punjab and joins the Chenab River at Uch near Bahawalpur to form the Panjnad River; the latter in turn joins the Indus River
at Mithankot.
Ravi River
In northeastern Pakistan, one of the five tributaries of the Indus River that
give the Punjab (meaning “Five Rivers”) its name.
It rises in the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh state,
India, and flows west-northwest past Chamba,
turning southwest at the boundary of Jammu and
Kashmir state. It flows past Lahore and
turns west near Kamalia, emptying into the Chenab River south
of Ahmadpur Sial after a course of about 450 miles (725 km). The river then flows to the Pakistani border and along with it for more than 50 miles (80 km) before entering Pakistan’s Punjab province.
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