Q. Identify the tributary of Indus River from the statements given below:
- It originates from the Deosai mountains.
- It flows in the opposite direction of Indus River.
- Kargil is located on its bank.
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Notes:
- The Shyok river originates from the Siachin glacier; the Nubra river is a tributary of the Shyok river, which is a tributary of the Indus River. In 2019, Colonel Chewang Rinchen Bridge was constructed over the Shyok River in the Ladakh region.
- The Suru River originates from the Deosai mountains and flows in the opposite direction of the Indus River; hence it is also called an obsequent tributary of the Indus River. Kargil is located on the banks of the suru river, and the chutak dam is over the suru river.
- Burzil la pass lies on the Suru River path. The Zanskar river lies entirely in Ladakh UT, and it originates in the north-east of the mighty Himalayas in the Zanskar region.
- Hunza river flows in the Gilgit Baltistan region, presently located in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.