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The Sutlej River also formed the eastern boundary of the Sikh Empire under Maharajah Ranjit Singh.Parganah Hakkarah. Today, the Sutlej Valley is inhabited by nomadic descendants of the Zhangzhung, who live in tiny villages of yak herders. [citation needed] The Sutlej was the main medium of transportation for the kings of that time.
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;
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]
Mailsi Siphon, situated near the city on the river Sutlej, is a picnic-spot. Sardar Pur Jandhir Library also attracts a number of students and researchers across the country to it. There is one canal in Mailsi city near Kent area. A badshahi mosque located in Moza Malik Wahin. Its foundation was placed by empire Orangzaib Alamgier.
This headworks is located about 2 kilometres (1 mile) from the Indian border on the Sutlej River. From here originate three major canals which supply irrigation water to a large area in Southern Punjab and the Bahawalnagar district. The Upper Pakpattan Canal arises from its right bank and two canals arise from the left.
This important ecological zone is located in the Shivalik foothills of the Lower Himalayas and was created in 1952 on the Sutlej River, in the Punjab state of India, by building a head regulator. [20] [21] [22] The total area of the wetland is 1,365 hectares (3,370 acres). The wetland is surrounded by Shivalik hills to the northwest and by ...
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. Under the supervision of the American dam-builder, Harvey Slocum, [3] work began in 1955 and was completed in 1962.
The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh, India. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supplies a 1,500 megawatts (2,000,000 hp) underground power station with water. Before reaching the power station, water is diverted through a 27.4 km (17 mi) headrace tunnel.