- Beas River
The Beas River ( _pa. ਬਿਆਸ) is the second easternmost of the rivers of the Punjab. The river rises in the
Himalayas in centralHimachal Pradesh ,India , and flows for some 290 miles (470 km) to theSutlej River in western Punjab state. The river was also known as "Arjiki" or "Vipas" to the ancient Indians and the "Hyphasis" to the Ancient Greeks.The present name Beas is thought to be a corruption of the word "Vyas",the name of
Veda Vyasa , the author of the greatHindu epic, theMahabharata . The river is sometimes also referred to as "Vipasha" in Himachal, especially by the scholars. The Beas River marks the eastern-most border of Alexander the Great's conquests in326 BC .The river begins at the
Rohtang Pass in the state ofHimachal Pradesh , merges with the Sutlej at Harike Pattan south ofAmritsar in Punjab, India VIA Mandi. The Sutlej continues into Pakistani Punjab and joins theChenab River atUch to form thePanjnad River ; the latter joins theIndus River atMithankot . The waters of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers are allocated to India under theIndus Waters Treaty between India andPakistan .External links
* [http://www.himachalpradesh.us/geography/himachal_river_beas.php Himachal Pradesh]
* [http://www.tri-murti.com/ancientindia/rigHistory/ch4.htm The Geography of the Rigveda]
* [http://www.neoncarrot.co.uk/h_photo_blog/diary_09/photo_diary_06_03_12a.html Photograph of Beas river at Solang Valley]
* [http://www.indiasnews.com/News-187117.html Migratory birds find new lake in Himachal]
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