Darya E Sindh(Indus River)

Indus River is the longest River Of Pakistan which is about 1976 miles (3180 km) long. Among the five major and more than 75 smaller rivers in Pakistan, the Indus river is the not only the longest but the largest river as well.

According to the average annual flow The Indus River stands at the twenty first number in the list of largest rivers in the world. The annual flow of Indus river is almost 50 cubic miles (207 cubic meter).

Indus River originates in the Tibetan plateau which is an autonomous region. Starting from the Lake Mansarovar, this river enters Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir which is an occupied territory by India. Darya-e-Sind enters Pakistan at Gilgit-Baltistan and then it travel throughout the country, at the end, the Indus River falls in the Arabian Sea near the famous port of Karachi.

Following are the tributaries of the Indus River. Nagar River, Astor River, Balram River, Dras River, Gar River, Ghizar River, Gilgit River, Gumal River, Kabul River, Kurram River, Panjnad River, Shigar River, Shyok River, Sohan River, Tanubal River, Zanskar River. Apart from these sixteen smaller rivers Chenab is also the tributary of this mighty river. Other three major rivers of Pakistan, fall in Chenab which ultimately meets The Indus at Punjnad.

The Indus is the most important supplier of water resources to the Punjab and Sindh plains – it forms the backbone of agriculture and food production in Pakistan. The river is especially critical since rainfall is meagre in the lower Indus valley. Irrigation canals were first built by the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation, and later by the engineers of the Kushan Empire and the Mughal Empire.

Nara Menda Shahr 

MD