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Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin.It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.
Trimmu Barrage, where Jhelum River flows into the Chenab, in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan Chenab River's bank at Multan, Punjab, Pakistan The Chandra-Bhaga then flows through the pangi valley of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh before entering the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, where it flows through the Kishtwar , Doda , Ramban , Reasi and ...
Watershed management is the study of the relevant characteristics of a watershed aimed at the sustainable distribution of its resources and the process of creating and implementing plans, programs and projects to sustain and enhance watershed functions that affect the plant, animal, and human communities within the watershed boundary. [1]
There are 111 officially notified Inland National Waterways (NWs) in India identified for the purposes of inland water transport, [1] as per The National Waterways Act, 2016. Out of the 111 NWs, 106 were created in 2016. [2] The NW network covers around 20,275.5 km. NW-1, 2, & 3 are already operational.
Punjab Community Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project (2003–2007). The ADB also financed the Punjab Community Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project with US$50 million, which was active in rural areas in all districts of the Punjab province from 2003 until the end of 2007. As a result, about 2.5 million additional people in 778 ...
The Jhelum River [a] is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, into Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, then the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Balbir Singh Seechewal (born 2 February 1962) is a Nirmala Sikh who spearheaded an anti-river pollution campaign in Punjab, India.By combining his assiduously cultivated self-help philosophy with the environmental essence of the Gurbani, he has resurrected the 110-mile long (180 km) long Kali Bein rivulet. [1]
Immediately following its annexation, the Punjab was annexed to the Bengal Presidency and administered separately by a board of administration. [1]: 54 After 1853, the board was replaced by a chief commissioner. [1]: 54 In 1858, the Punjab, along with the rest of British India, came under the rule of the British Crown.