19-478: [REDACTED] Look up नीलम in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Neelam or Neelum may refer to: Places [ edit ] Neelum River , India and Pakistan Neelam District , Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Upper Neelam , Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Other uses [ edit ] Neelam (film) , 2013 Tamil drama film Neelam (given name) , including
38-481: A list of people with the name Neelam Sanjiva Reddy , President of India from 1977 to 1982 Neelam Kothari , Indian actress, known simply as Neelam Neelum (mango) , a mango cultivar Neelam (Tamil novel) , part of Venmurasu by Jeyamohan, written in 2014 Neelam, an actress in movies such as Chori Chori (1956) See also [ edit ] Nilam (disambiguation) Neela (disambiguation) Nila (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
57-585: A timeline of seven years. The 330 MW Kishanganga hydro-electric power project involves damming of the Kishanganga River and the proposed 37 metre reservoir will submerge some parts of the Gurez valley . The water of Kishen Ganga River will be diverted through a 24 kilometre tunnel dug through the mountains to Bandipore where it will join the Wular Lake and then Jhelum River. Similarly, Pakistan
76-516: Is a Himalayan gorge in the Kashmir region, along which the Neelum River flows. This green and fertile valley is 250 km in length and stretches its way from Muzaffarabad all the way to Athmuqam and beyond to Taobutt . It is one of the most attractive tourists places, like Swat and Chitral , but due to poor road system is yet veiled to the outside world. This area was badly affected by
95-630: Is a name for the drainage basin of the Kishanganga River. The Kishanganga River originates from Krishansar lake in the vicinity of Sonamarg , area of Ganderbal district in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir , and runs northwards to Badoab village in Tulail Valley where it meets a tributary from the Dras side. Then it runs westwards, parallel to the Kashmir Line of Control . It
114-571: Is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake situated near Sonamarg , in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in India at an elevation of 3,710 metres (12,170 ft). It is located less than one kilometer northwest of Vishansar Lake , and has a maximum length of 0.95 km and maximum width of 0.6 km. Krishansar in Sanskrit and Kashmiri means the lake of Krishna . It
133-501: Is constructing the 969 MW Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant ; the country has placed the project in the hands of a Chinese consortium. Pakistan claims that the Indian dam project will violate the Indus Waters Treaty and has pursued formal arbitration proceedings against India over the matter. Krishansar Lake and Sharada Peeth are important religious site for Hindus, who undertake the annual pilgrimage to these sites along
152-582: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Neelum River The Neelum River , or Kishanganga River , is a river in the Kashmir region in the Indian subcontinent . It originates in Ganderbal district of Indian-administered Kashmir , flows through the Neelam Valley into Pakistani-administered Kashmir , where parts of its course fall along
171-618: Is fed by many glacial tributary streams on its way. It enters Pakistani administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the Gurez sector of the Line of Control. Then it again runs west, parallel to the Line of Control, passing by Sharada . After Sharda, it bends to a southwesterly direction and runs along the Line of Control near Tithwal. Then it bends northwest again, making a wide arc to join the Jhelum River in Muzaffarabad . Recently
190-407: Is home to many types of fishes among of which is the brown trout . It freezes during winter, and is inaccessible during this season due to heavy snowfall. It is surrounded by green lush meadows and attracts local shepherds who graze their flocks of sheep and goat during summer. The Krishansar Lake is adjacent to Vishansar Lake , at its back are the mountains standing covered with snow in which lies
209-480: Is named Kotla valley . District Neelum starts from Chelhana and goes up to Taobutt. There are different kinds of fish found in abundance in the Neelum River. As the river almost entirely runs across the Line of Control , being the main cause for Kashmir conflict there is a feeling of uncertainty among the inhabitants, many of them have emigrated to safer places, which has left the river banks scarcely populous and kept
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#1732776872560228-510: The Line of Control , before merging with the Jhelum River near the city of Muzaffarabad. The river has traditionally been known as the Kishanganga River ( Hindi : किशनगंगा नदी, Urdu : دریائے کِشن گنگا) and is still known as such in India; after the partition of India in 1947, the river was renamed the Neelum River (Urdu: دریائے نیلم, Hindi: नीलम नदी) in Pakistan in 1956. Shardadesh
247-677: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the Government to conserve the Sharada Peeth temple and the govt to identify and restore temples and gurudwaras . The "Save Sharada Committee" of concerned Hindus has been demanding the opening of special corridor from India to Sharada Peeth in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the visits of Hindu pilgrims from India. Krishansar The Krishansar Lake
266-476: The 2005 earthquake and was cut off from the outside world as the roads and paths were filled with rubble. Now construction of an international standard road is in progress. There are two entrances for Neelum valley, one Neelum Road by Muzaffarabad and the other by Kaghan the Jalkhad Road. Generally Neelum valley starts just after Muzaffarabad but in political division the area from Muzaffarabad to Chelhana
285-847: The Gadsar Pass, a mountain pass which leads to the Gadsar Lake . The lake is a famous trekking site just north of the Kashmir Valley . It is mostly fed by melting of snow and glaciers . It drains out through a small stream which falls into the Vishansar Lake and gives rise to Kishanganga River . The Krishansar Lake is situated 115 km. northeast from Srinagar and 35 km from Shitkadi Sonamarg . It can be accessed from Srinagar or Srinagar Airport 80 km by road NH 1D up to village Shitkadi from which ponies can be hired to cover an alpine trek of 35 km to reach
304-613: The Go Gurez campaign has been launched to make people aware of the area. The Kishanganga River is 245 kilometres long. It covers 50 kilometers in the Indian-administered Kashmir where it flows through the Tulail Valley and then Gurez Valley. It covers the remaining 195 kilometres in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and flows through the. From its origin it flows through the Neelam Valley . The Neelum Valley
323-528: The Kishanganga River. In the ancient times it was among the prominent centre of learning in the subcontinent in part with Nalanda and Taxila . Sharada script the - native script for the Kashmiri language is named in the honor of main deity of Sharada Peeth. Sharada Peeth is one of the most venerated site for the Kashmiri Pandits . Sharada Peeth temple was damaged in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake .
342-401: The river in perfect conditions for growth of fish. The most famous among the different variety of fish found in Neelum River are: In the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir , the construction work on the 330 MW Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant project has started, after being defunct for eighteen years. Recently, the project was awarded to Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) with
361-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Neelam . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neelam&oldid=1249752185 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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