Ravi River
Coordinates: 30°35′N 71°49′E / 30.583°N 71.817°E / 30.583; 71.817 The Ravi Urdu: راوی),(Sanskrit: इरावती, परुष्णि, Hindi: रावी, Punjabi: ਰਾਵੀ, is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region (name of Punjab means "Five Rivers").
After the partition of India in August 1947, the waters of the Ravi River, along with five other rivers of the Indus system (Beas, Sutlej, Chenab, Jhelum and Indus), divided India and Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty, which was facilitated by the World Bank. Subsequently, Indus Basin Project has been developed in Pakistan and many Inter Basin Water Transfers, Irrigation, Hydropower and multipurpose projects have been built in India.
Read more about Ravi River: History, Geography, Ravi River Basin Vegetation, Hydrology, International Water Sharing Treaty, Inter-State Water Dispute, Inter-basin Water Transfer
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