Sutlej River

The 1000 miles long river originates in Tibbet region, enters into Indian planes after travelling 300 miles in Himalayas and after travelling further 300 miles enters Pakistan. The total legnth of the river in Paksitan is 300 kms. India got 'complete' rights over Sutlej as a result of Indus Basin Treaty (1960) making its flow into Pakistan only occassional. The river did not flow down the Empress Bridge for last twelve year. The underground water turned brackish. "The water is not fit even for crops," a report of Water and Power Department of the Government of Punjab said early this year.The pumping out of ground water for the agri use also did the damage. The geologists say the river must consistently flow to recharge the acquifers.