Tawi
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Overview
The Tawi is a tributary of the Chenab. Jammu city stands on it.
It rises in the Kailash Kund glacier area of Doda district.
It flows through Jammu city, which is sometimes called the City of Temples.
It enters Pakistan and joins the Chenab.
The river is fed mainly by rain and snowmelt from the middle Himalaya, so it carries much less water than the Chenab.
Bridges over the Tawi are landmarks of Jammu, and the city's railway station is called Jammu Tawi.
Pollution from untreated sewage and riverbed mining has drawn the attention of courts and the state pollution board.
It is a useful example of a rain-fed Himalayan foothill river in the Indus system.
Geography and key facts
- Chenab tributary
- Jammu
- Rises in Doda
- Jammu city
- Joins the Chenab
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on J&K rivers.
Note for UPSC
A Chenab tributary on which Jammu city stands.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Tawi yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Jammu and Kashmir
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Indus
- Extent on map
- 32.6°–33.0°N, 74.5°–75.7°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)
- The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilisation (map lesson)
- Harappan Civilisation: Sites, Town Planning and Phases (map lesson)
- Mahajanapadas and the Rise of Magadha (map lesson)