Five Rivers of Punjab :: Punjab means “land of five rivers,” stemming from the Persian words ‘panj,’ meaning ‘five,’ and ‘aab,’ meaning ‘water.’ The five rivers — Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej — ...

Punjab, situated in the northwestern part of India, is also famously known as the ‘Land of Five Rivers.’ This fascinating name highlights the importance of its rivers, which are believed to ...

Punjab—the land of five rivers—is presently grappling with severe river water contamination. The plight of these rivers is disheartening for me and Damanjeet Kaur, the co-author of this article.

The state government, on Thursday, asked the Centre to release a package on the pattern of the Ganga river rejuvenation plan, for cleaning Punjab's rivers and also sought one-time allocation for ...

All political parties in Punjab have said that they will not let a drop of the state's river waters go to Haryana under the Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal project. These are startling numbers when you ...

Mr Badal lashed out against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, saying his and his party’s repeated promises to “irrigate every field in Haryana and Rajasthan with Punjab’s River waters ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government will take the technical support of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to canalise all rivers in the state. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced ...

Chandigarh, March 28: Punjab’s rivers may again teem with gharials nearly a century after this endangered crocodile species went extinct in this region. “We have sent a project proposal to the Centre ...

[India], Aug 22 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that his government would canalise all the rivers of the state, taking technical support from the World ...

But in recent years, industrial waste and government apathy have converted rivers and rivulets of Punjab into stinking and polluted nullahs. Not so long ago, Punjab was known for its gushing ...

Mahendra and other farmers across Punjab state have helped India double ... “We’ve used so much chemicals that our rivers and aquifers are now spreading death,” he said.