Sindhu (Indus) River System:

1. It is one of the longest rivers of the world, with the length of 2900 km.
2. Sindhu river originates from near Mansarovar region in Tibet.
3. It has formed many inaccessible deep ravines and passes.
4. About one-third of its basin falls in the mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. First, Sindhu flows to north and then turns westwards and enters India via. Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.
6. Here, Zaskar, Nubara, Shyok and Hunza rivers meet Sindhu.
7. From Jammu and Kashmir, Sindhu rivers starts flowing towards Pakistan.
8. In Punjab of Pakistan, main tributaries namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Satluj meet Sindhu at a place called Mithankot.
9. Then the combined flow of all these rivers ultimately flow southwards and meets Arabian Sea.
10. These rivers flow at a slower speed in the plain.
11. In 1960, a Treaty was signed with Pakistan regarding the distribution of Sindhu river water.
12. According to this, India can use only 20% of its water.
13. Waters of Satluj, Ravi and Beas rivers are used for irrigation in the states of Punjab, Haryana and south-western part of Rajasthan.