(Last Updated on : 13/09/2010) The Ravi River flows in India and
Pakistan and is among the five rivers, which give Punjab its
name. It arises in Bara Banghal, a branch of the Dhauladhar
range of Himalayas in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
It starts in the northwestern direction and then turns to the
southwest near Dalhousie, and after cutting a ravine in the
Dhaola Dhar it enters Madhopur in Punjab. The total length of
the river is about 720 kilometers out of which nearly 158
kilometers flows through Himachal Pradesh. The water of the
river is allocated to India under the Indus Water treaty between
India and Pakistan. The right bank tributaries of Ravi are the
Budhil, Tundahan Beljedi, Saho and Siul while its left bank
tributary is Chirchind Nala. In Sanskrit literature the town was
Iravati. On the right bank of the river there is the beautiful
town of Chamba and on its western bank there is the famous tomb
of Jahangir. Finally the Ravi River flows into Pakistan border
and along it before entering P