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Jhelum River : Six Persons Died

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Jhelum River : Six Persons Died

At least six persons have died after a boat capsized in the Jhelum river on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

  • Jhelum river is a tributary of the Indus River that flows in India and Pakistan.
  • It is the main waterway of the Kashmir valley.
  • It constitutes the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region that merge with the Indus River in eastern Pakistan. Mangla Dam has been built on the river.
  • It rises from its chief source Verinag at the foothills of Pir Panjal ranges in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The largest tributary of the Jhelum is the Kishenganga (Neelum) River, which joins near Muzaffarabad and enters the Punjab province, Pakistan.

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