{"id":345942,"date":"2025-09-08T18:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=345942"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:34:47","slug":"beas-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/beas-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Beas River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Amid unprecedented rainfall in its catchment, the Beas in Himachal Pradesh recorded its highest-ever inflow of 11.70 BCM between July 1 and September 5.<\/p>\n<h2>About Beas River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345948\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-345948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-NewsArenaIndia.jpg?resize=365%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-NewsArenaIndia.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-NewsArenaIndia.jpg?resize=1024%2C551&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-NewsArenaIndia.jpg?resize=768%2C413&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-NewsArenaIndia.jpg?resize=1536%2C826&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-NewsArenaIndia.jpg?resize=1568%2C843&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-NewsArenaIndia.jpg?w=1640&amp;ssl=1 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NewsArenaIndia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Earlier it was known as <strong>Vipas<\/strong> (\u201cUnfettered river \u201d).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> <strong>Beas Kund<\/strong>, near <strong>Rohtang Pass<\/strong> (at a height of 4,062 m above sea level) in <strong>Himachal Pradesh<\/strong>, on the southern face of the pass in the <strong>Kullu region.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is an important river of the <strong>Indus system<\/strong> in northwestern India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>State covered: <\/strong>Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.<\/li>\n<li>It forms the renowned <strong>Kullu<\/strong> and <strong>Kangra valleys.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It form a <strong>gorge at Kati and Largi in the Dhauladhar range.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Length: <\/strong>Approximately <strong>470 km<\/strong> (traverses about 470 km before <strong>meeting the Sutlej at Harike, Punjab).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributary: <\/strong>The major tributaries of the Beas River are <strong>Bain, Banganga, Luni, and Uhal, along with Banner, Chakki, Gaj, Harla, Mamuni, Parvati, Patlikuhlal, Sainj, Suketi, and Tirthan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Final discharge:<\/strong> To the <strong>Arabian Sea via the Indus<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major dams<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pong (Beas) Dam (also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar<\/strong>)\u2014 earth-fill embankment dam in <strong>Kangra<\/strong>, Himachal Pradesh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pandoh Dam<\/strong> &#8211; on the Beas River.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Amid unprecedented rainfall in its catchment, the Beas in Himachal Pradesh recorded its highest-ever inflow of 11.70 BCM between July 1 and September 5. About Beas River Earlier it was known as Vipas (\u201cUnfettered river \u201d). 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