The Ravi, Tawi and Other Rivers of Jammu
Ravi (Iravati)
- Rises in the Rohtang Pass area (Kullu, Himachal Pradesh), flows through Chamba, then forms part of the boundary between Punjab and J&K (the Kathua district), and enters Pakistan at Madhopur.
- Length about 720 km. It is a tributary of the Chenab (joins in Pakistan).
- Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam is on the Ravi, on the Punjab-J&K border.
- Ujh is a tributary in Kathua: the Ujh Multipurpose Project is planned.
- Under the Indus Waters Treaty, the Ravi belongs to India.
Tawi
- Rises from the Kali Kund glacier (Bhadarwah hills, Doda). Length about 141 km.
- Flows past Udhampur and through Jammu city, which is on its banks, then to Pakistan, where it joins the Chenab.
- Jammu is called the "City of Bridges" and the "City of Temples". The Tawi riverfront project is in progress.
Other rivers
- Basantar, Devika, Ujh, Ans, Munawar Tawi, Poonch, Jammu Tawi (many are seasonal).
- Poonch river (rises in the Pir Panjal) flows into Pakistan.
- Devika is considered holy ("Ganga of Duggar").
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