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This river is the main source of the Sutlej, a tributary of Indus River. It enters India at Shipki La pass. The source is south of Gangdise Range, in Ngari Prefecture. Its course is mainly in the Zanda County. The river drains an area of 22,760 km 2 (8,790 sq mi), and covers a length of 309 km (192 mi). The drop in height is 3,256 m (10,682 ft).
Puadh (IAST: [puādha], sometimes anglicized as Poadh or Powadh) is a historic region in north India that comprises parts of present-day Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and the U.T. of Chandigarh, India. It has the Sutlej river in its north and covers the regions immediately south of the Ghaggar river.
Gobind Sagar Lake is a reservoir situated in Una and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh, India. [2] It is formed by the Bhakra Dam. The reservoir is on the river Sutlej and is named in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru. One of the world's highest gravity dams, the Bhakra dam rises nearly 225.5 m above its lowest foundations.
Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post with a dozen buildings of significant size on the India-China border. The river Sutlej, which is called Langqên Zangbo in Tibet, enters India (from Tibet) near this pass. [1] A spur road on the Indian side rises to an altitude of 4,720 metres (15,490 ft) four km southwest of Shipki La.
Satluj Valley (alternative spelling Sutlej) is a valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Sutlej river runs through it. 31°20′42″N 77°27′11″E / 31.345°N 77.453°E / 31.345;
Several scholars have identified the river with the present-day Ghaggar-Hakra River or dried up part of it, which is located in Northwestern India and Pakistan. [ 69 ] [ 43 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] A second popular theory associates the river with the Helmand river or an ancient river in the present Helmand Valley in Afghanistan.
Satluj Yamuna Link Canal or SYL as it is popularly known, is an under-construction 214-kilometer (133 mi) long canal in India to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. [2] However, the proposal met obstacles [3] and was referred to the Supreme Court of India. [2] It was defined as river water sharing between the states of Punjab and Haryana.
Map created by the British East India Company of the Malwa region of Punjab showing the various polities, borders, and settlements of the area, ca.1829–1835. Rupnagar, Moga, Jagraon, Dharamkot, Kotkupura, Muktsar, and Sahnewal, are marked as the territories south of the Sutlej River which were controlled by the Sikh Empire.