GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Punjab
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Hariyana
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Uttarakhand
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Detailed explanation-1: -From Ladakh, the river flows through the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir. From here, the Indus river flows through the regions of Baltistan and Gilgit (Pakistan). The river then flows south and drains into the Arabian Sea, with a journey spanning a distance of 2900 km.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indus River System: Jhelum River The Jhelum River reaches Pakistan after passing through the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.
Detailed explanation-3: -Zaskar, Nubra, Hunza and Shyok are some of the tributaries that join the Indus river in the Kashmir region.
Detailed explanation-4: -In India, the Indus basin spreads over the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and a part of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Union Territory of Chandigarh, having an area of 3, 21, 289 sq. km, which is nearly 9.8% of the total geographical area of the country.