Source: DTE
Context: The Jammu & Kashmir government has admitted in the Assembly that untreated wastewater from towns like Anantnag, Bijbehara, and Mattan is being discharged into local streams leading to the Jhelum River.
About Jhelum River:
- Origin: Verinag spring, at the foot of the Pir Panjal Range in Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Length: Approximate length: 725 km (450 miles).
- States/ UT flowed through: Jammu & Kashmir
- Tributaries: Kishanganga River, Kunhar River, Other tributaries include the Sandran River, Bringi River, Arapath River.
- Jhelum is a tributary of: Chenab River, which further merges into the Indus River system in Pakistan.
- Key Geographical Features:
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- Flows through Wular Lake at Srinagar, acting as a natural regulator.
- Forms deep gorges while crossing the Pir Panjal mountains.
- Enters plains at Mangla, where Mangla Dam supports irrigation and hydroelectricity.
- Major canals: Upper Jhelum Canal (Mangla to Chenab at Khanki) and Lower Jhelum Canal (from Rasul for irrigation).
