Beas river - Wikipedia Beas river For other uses, see Beas ( disambiguation ). Beas River The Beas River in Himachal Pradesh Country India States Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Municipality of the Indus Source Beas Kund - location Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh - coordinates 32 ° 21 ′ 59 '' N 77 ° 05 ′ 08 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.36639 ° N 77.08556 ° E ﻿ / 32.36639 ; 77.08556 Mouth Sutlej River - coordinates 31 ° 09 ′ 16 '' N 74 ° 58 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.15444 ° N 74.97528 ° E ﻿ / 31.15444 ; 74.97528 Coordinates : 31 ° 09 ′ 16 '' N 74 ° 58 ′ 31 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.15444 ° N 74.97528 ° E ﻿ / 31.15444 ; 74.97528 Length 470 km ( 292 mi ) Basin 20.303 km ( 8 sq mi ) Discharge for Mandi Plain - average 499.2 m / s ( 17,629 cu ft / s ) The Beas river flows into the Satluj and feeds into the Indus The Beas River also known as the Biás or Bias, ( Sanskrit : विपाशा Vipāśā ; Greek : Hyphasis ), is a river in north India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 kilometres ( 290 mi ) to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab. Its total length is 470 kilometres ( 290 mi ) and its drainage basin is 20,303 square kilometres ( 7,839 sq mi ) large. As of 2017 the river is home to a tiny isolated population of the Indus dolphin, the only one not located in Pakistan. on 19 may 2018 a chemicalwas released from gurdapur sugar mills into the beas river which led to the decrease in the oxygen in water of beas river causing large scale death of fishes. Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Course 4 Tragedy 5 Gallery 6 References Etymology The river was also known as Arjikuja of the Vedas, or Vipasha to the ancient Indians, and the Hyphasis to the Ancient Greeks. It is said that Beas is a misnomer for Vyasa ( exchange of B with V and always truncation of the last vowel is common in North Indian languages ) and is named after Veda Vyasa, the presiding patron of the river ; he is said to have created it from its source lake, the Vyas Kund. History Beas River in Himachal Pradesh Beas River in Pathankot The Beas River marks the eastern-most border of Alexander the Great 's conquests in 326 BC. It was one of the rivers which created problems in Alexander 's invasion of India. His troops mutinied here in 326 BCE, refusing to go any further ; they had been away from home for eight years. Alexander shut himself in his tent for three days, but when his men did not change their desires he gave in, raising twelve colossal altars to mark the limit and glory of his expedition. According to the Kavyamimansa of Rajasekhara, the kingdom - territories of the Gurjara - Pratihara monarch Mahipala I extended as far as the upper course of the river Beas in the north - west. In the 20th century, the river was developed under the Beas Project for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation purposes. The second - phase Pong Dam was completed in 1974 followed by the first - phase 140 kilometres ( 87 mi ) upstream, Pandoh Dam in 1977. The Pong Dam served initially to primarily provide irrigation below Talwara but was soon developed as well for power generation ; its power station has a 360 MW installed capacity. The Pandoh Dam diverts the river through a system of tunnels and channels to the 990 MW Dehar Power Station on the Sutlej River, connecting both rivers. Course The river rises 4,361 metres ( 14,308 ft ) above sea - level on the southern face of Rohtang Pass in Kullu. It traverses the Mandi District and enters the Kangra District at Sandhol, 590 metres ( 1,940 ft ) above sea - level. During its lower course the Beas is crossed by numerous ferries, many of which consist of inflated skins ( darais ). Near Reh in Kangra District it divides into three channels, which reunite after passing Mirthal, 300 metres ( 980 ft ) above sea - level. On meeting the Sivalik Hills in Hoshiarpur, the river sweeps sharply northward, forming the boundary with Kangra District. Then bending round the base of the Sivalik Hills, it takes the southerly direction, separating the districts of Gurdaspur and Hoshiapur. After touching the Jalandhar district for a short distance, the river forms the boundary between Amritsar and Kapurthala. Finally the Beas joins the river Sutlej at the south - western boundary of Kapurthala district of Punjab after a total course of 470 kilometres ( 290 mi ). The chief tributaries are Bain, Banganga, Luni and Uhal. The Sutlej continues into Pakistani Punjab and joins the Chenab River at Uch near Bahawalpur to form the Panjnad River ; the latter in turn joins the Indus River at Mithankot. The water of the Beas river is allocated to India under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. Tragedy Main article : 2014 Beas River Tragedy On 8 June 2014, 24 engineering students, and one tour operator, were drowned when the flood gates of the Larji dam were opened, allegedly without proper warnings and procedure. The water level rose suddenly to 5 to 6 feet ( 1.5 to 1.8 m ), and the surge carried the students away. Gallery Beas river and mountains as seen from Kullu Tourists enjoy rafting on the Beas in Kullu The Hanogi footbridge over Beas river, near Mandi The Beas River on Mandi - Kullu route. References Jump up ^ The Land of the Five Rivers and Sindh. David Ross. London. 1883 Jump up ^ The Panjab, North - West Frontier Province and Kashmir. Sir James McCrone Douie. 1916, pp. 16 - 17, 22, 25 - 26, 52, 68, etc. Jump up ^ The Panjab, North - West Frontier Province and Kashmir. Sir James McCrone Douie. 1916, p. 25 Jump up ^ `` About District ''. Jump up ^ Jain, Sharad K. ; Agarwal, Pushpendra K. ; Singh, Vijay P. ( 5 March 2007 ). Hydrology and water resources of India. Springer. p. 481. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4020 - 5179 - 1. Retrieved 15 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Signs of hope as population of endangered Indus River dolphin jumps in Pakistan ''. WWF. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 17. Jump up ^ Beas The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 7, p. 138... Jump up ^ Wasini Pandey, Bindhy. Geoenvironmental hazards in Himalaya. Pg. 58. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ Travels into Bokhara, Lieut. Alex. Burnes FRS, London, John Murray, 1834, page 6 Jump up ^ `` The Empire and Expeditions of Alexander the Great ''. World Digital Library. 1833. Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 26. Jump up ^ Kavyamimansa of Rajasekhara, ch. XVII, P. 94 Jump up ^ Rama Shankar Tripathi ( 1989 ). History of Kanauj : To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 262 -- 264. ISBN 812080404X, ISBN 978 - 81 - 208 - 0404 - 3. Jump up ^ `` Developmental History of Beas Project ''. Bhakra Beas Management Board. Retrieved 27 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` India : National Register of Large Dams 2009 '' ( PDF ). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` The Indus Waters Treaty 1960 '' ( PDF ). World Bank. Retrieved 26 September 2016. Jump up ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/silent-river-beas-turned-into-watery-grave-within-seconds/article1-1227660.aspx Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beas River. 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Question: beas and sutlej meet together at which place of punjab
Answer: the south-western boundary of Kapurthala district of Punjab