Beas River

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Four people drowned in the Beas River in the Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, recently.

About Beas River

• It is a river passing through the northern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
• It is one of the five rivers that give Punjab (“Five Rivers”) its name.
• It was known as Vipas in the past, meaning the “Unfettered” river.
• The Beas River was the approximate eastern limit of Alexander the Great’s invasion of India in 326 BCE.
• Course: 
  • The river originates in the Rohtang Pass of the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh at a height of 13,050 feet.
  • From there it flows south through the Kullu Valley, receiving tributaries from the flanking mountains, and then turns west to flow past Mandi into the Kangra Valley. 
  • After crossing the valley, the Beas enters Punjab state and veers south and then southwest to its confluence with the Sutlej River at Harike.
• The total length of the river is 470 km.
• The Beas catchment is under the influence of western disturbances that bring snowfall to the upper sub-catchment during winter, and the monsoon provides around 70% of the annual rainfall during June – September.
• Major Tributaries: Bain, Banganga, Luni, and Uhal, along with Banner, Chakki, Gaj, Harla, Mamuni, Parvati, Patlikuhlal, Sainj, Suketi, and Tirthan.
• Dams: The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam constructed on the river Beas in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.

Source: NEWSM

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