HUES OF INDIA

PUNJAB - LAND OF FIVE RIVERS Punjab is a land locked state. It shares its border with Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Rajasthan & Pakistan. Its capital is UT Chandigarh, which is used by Haryana too. 5 Major Rivers here are Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej . After Pak-India liberation ; three eastern ones are located in India. RAVI originates from Himachal Pradesh. Dam located - Ranjit Sagar dam. BEAS originates from Beaskund (Himachal Pradesh). Dams located here are Pong dam & Pandoh dam. SUTLEJ originates from Rakshastal. Three major dams located on this river are Bhakar dam, Nangal dam, Nathpa Jhakri dam. Sutlej & Beas river confluences in Punjab at Harike Barrage. From Harike Barrage starts Indira Gandhi Canal. Which is also India's Longest Canal with 650 km. 11 Wildlife Sanctuaries & 6 Ramsar sites are present here- 1) Harike Wildlife Sanctuary 2) Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary 3) Ropar Conservation Reserve 4) Kanjili Wet Land 5) Beas R...

Gujarat is 5th largest state in India with longest coastline - 1600 km along Arabian Sea. Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Khambhat, Sir Creek It have 33 districts in total with India's largest district KUTCH. GUHAR MOTI- Which is India's western most point, is located here. 26 Lok Sabha, 11 Rajya Sabha & 182 Assembly Seats. Important Mountain Ranges - Western Ghats, Satpura range, Gir (Highest peak - Girnar peak 1031 M) NARMADA is India's longest west flowing river ; that originates from Amarkantak. Important Rivers- 1) Sabarmati                                2) Mahi                               3) Narmada                               4) Tapi National Parks- 1) Velavadar National Park (Famous for Black Bucks)               ...

RAJPUTON KI DHARTI - RAJASTHAN It is India's  largest state with 342000 km sq area. It is a landlocked state & shares its border with Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Pakistan. 25 Lok Sabha, 10 Rajya Sabha & 200 Assembly seats are alloted to this state. On its West - India's one & only Hot Desert - THAR DESERT  Prominent Mountain Range- Aravalli Range is example of Residual Mountain. It covers about 670 km of area from Gujarat to Delhi. 41 Rivers are there, though prominent ones are - Banganga, Chambal, Parbati, Kali Sindh, Mahi, Sabarmati, Banas, Luni. Chambal River Valley Project, on Chambal River 3 dams & 1 barrage is located; Of which 2 are in Rajasthan   1)RANA PRATAP SAGAR DAM in Rawatbhata                    2)JAWAHAR SAGAR DAM in Kota India's largest inland saline lake - Sambhar Lake , which is also a Ramsar Wetland ; it produces about 10% salt used in India. Other ...

 KARNATAKA      Karnataka shares its boundary with Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa & on west coast- Arabian Sea. Having 31 Districts, it have 28 Lok Sabha, 12 Rajya Sabha & 224 Assembly seats. On its West - Western Ghats OR Sahadri Range with Chikkamagaluru's Mullayanagiri as its highest peak. Largest River - Kaveri ; Originates from Tala Kaveri, Its tributaries are Hemvati, Kabini, Arkavati, Amravati & Suvarnavathi. #One of the oldest water dispute between Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Pudducherry. Another Important River - Krishna ; tributaries- Ghataprabha, Bhima, Malaprabha, Tungabhadra. Others - Manjara, Mandavi, Sharavati. Karnataka is famous for its breath taking waterfalls, like- 1] Barkan Falls ( R. Sita) 2] Kunchikal Falls ( R. Varahi) 3] Shivanasamundra Falls ( R. Kaveri) 4] Jog Falls ( R. Sharavati) It is rich in wildlife , especially in Tiger Population. It is India's 2nd highest in Tiger population with ...

HARYANA                  It is a land locked state ; sharing its border with Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh.  Population - 27 million 10 Lok Sabha, 5 Rajya Sabha, 90 Assembly seats. In North - Shivalik Hills ; In South - Aravalli Hills ; Others - Morni , Dhosi & Tipra hills. Highest peak in Haryana is Karoh peak. Major Rivers - 1] GHAGHAR ; Originates from Shivalik Hills. Its tributaries are Kaushalya & Markanda.                          2]YAMUNA ; Originates from Yamunotri. Fertile land between GHAGHAR & YAMUNA is called Delhi doab.  #Delhi CM pin pointed "The release of water in R. Yamuna from Hathni Kund Barrage" as a reason behind Delhi Floods. HATHNI KUND BARRAGE -  Hathni Kund Barrage is located in Yamunanagar . Western Yamuna Canal (Haryana) : In Haryana, water from this source is used for irrigation purpose & In ...