9th Class Social Science Drainage Question Bank 9th CBSE Social Science Drainage

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      Describe the Indus river system on the following heads (i) Source (ii) Any two tributaries (iii) Indus Water Treaty.  

    Answer:

                      (i) Source The river Indus rises in Tibet, near lake Mansarowar. (ii)Tributaries Tributaries of Indus river system are the Zaskar, the Nubra, the Shyok, the Hunza, the Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum. (iii) Indus Water Treaty According to the regulations of the Indus Water Treaty, India can use only 20 per cent of the total water carried by the Indus river system. This water is use for irrigation in the Punjab, the Haryana, the Southern and the Western parts of Rajasthan.


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