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Poonch River

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it drains a large area of mountain country, collecting a number of streams that rise in the lofty Panjäl Range; indeed it combines all those which spring from that part of the Range north or north-west of the branching off of the Ratan ridge. It drains also a considerable area occupied by the
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The Parnai hydropower project, under construction near Bafliaz in India's Poonch district, is expected to generate 37.5 Mega Watt power and also irrigate vast tracts of agricultural land in the district. The project was set for completion in 2017–18 but is delayed.
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range, in the areas of Neel-Kanth Gali and Jamian Gali. It is called 'Siran' (Suran) in this area. It flows south and then west until it reaches the town of
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Detailed Report of a Tour in Search of Sanskrit Mss. made in Kasmir, Rajputana, and Central India
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mountains of intermediate height, and no small space of the lower, outer, hills.
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circles around the origin of the Poonch River and runs along its banks.
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The older forms of "Punch" include "Prunts", "Pulast" and "Parnotsa".
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are named together. Probably, the word is connected with the
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The Betaar Nala, which originates in the Azad Kashmir's
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and flows southwest to join the Poonch river near the
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The river originates in the south-facing foothills of
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is located on this river in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Poonch River is located in Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Jammu and Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Poonch district
Jammu and Kashmir
India
33°38′42″N 74°26′07″E / 33.64511°N 74.43532°E / 33.64511; 74.43532
Mouth
Mangla Reservoir
Kotli District
Azad Kashmir
Pakistan
33°17′23″N 73°44′29″E / 33.2896°N 73.7414°E / 33.2896; 73.7414
Jhelum River
Jammu and Kashmir
India
Jammu and Kashmir
Pakistan
Georg Bühler
Rājataraṅgiṇī
Nīlamata Purāṇa
Sialkot
Candrabhāgā
Sanskrit
Pir Panjal
Poonch
Mangla Reservoir

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