The Beas river is the second easternmost of the rivers of the Punjab. The river rises at an elevation of 3,960 m in the Rohtang Pass in the Punjab Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh. Subsequently, it flows south through the Kulu valley, receiving tributaries from the flanking mountains, and then enters the Punjab plains to meet the Satluj at Harike. The total length of the Beas River is 460 km and catchment area is 20,303 km2.
The river begins at the Rohtang Pass in the state of Himachal Pradesh, merging with the Sutlej at Harike Pattan south of Amritsar in Punjab, India via Mandi. The Sutlej continues into Pakistani Punjab and joins the Chenab River at Uch to form the Panjnad River; the latter in turn joins the Indus River at Mithankot. The waters of the Ravi, Beas (Vipasha) and Sutlej (also known as Shathadru) rivers are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan.
The hydropower potential of Beas River in the Himachal Pradesh state
|
S. N. |
Name |
River/Khad |
MW |
Status |
|
1. |
Allian – Dhungan |
Allaain Nallah |
192 |
Under Construction |
|
2. |
Malana |
Malana Khad |
86 |
Under Operation |
|
3. |
Parbati Stage – I |
Parbati Khad |
750 |
Under Construction |
|
4. |
Parbati Stage – II |
Parbati Khad |
800 |
Under Construction |
|
5. |
Parbati Stage – III |
Parbati Khad |
501 |
Under Construction |
|
6. |
Larji |
Beas River |
126 |
Under Construction |
|
7. |
Beas Satluj Link |
Beas River |
990 |
Under Operation |
|
8. |
Uhl Stage – I (Shanan) |
Uhl Khad |
110 |
Under Operation |
|
9. |
Bassi |
Uhl Khad |
60 |
Under Operation |
|
10. |
Uhl Stage – III |
Uhl Khad |
100 |
Under Construction |
|
11. |
Neogal |
Uhl Khad |
15 |
Under Construction |
|
12. |
Binwa |
Binwa Khad |
6 |
Under Operation |
|
13. |
Baner |
Baner Khad |
12 |
Under Operation |
|
14. |
Khauli |
Khauli Khad |
12 |
Under Construction |
|
15. |
Gaj |
Gaj Khad |
10.5 |
Under Operation |
|
16. |
Pong Dam |
Beas River |
360 |
Under Operation |
|
17. |
Patikari |
Bakhli Khad |
16 |
Under Construction |
|
18. |
Sainj |
Sainj Nallah |
100 |
Under Investigation |
|
19. |
Gada Gosain |
Tirthan Nallah |
25 |
Under Investigation |
|
20. |
Baragaon |
Baragaon Nallah |
10.5 |
Under Construction |
|
21. |
Dhaulasidh |
Beas River |
80.0 |
Under Construction |
|
22. |
Lambadug |
Beas River |
15.0 |
Under Construction |
|
23. |
Trithan |
Beas River |
18.0 |
Under Investigation |
|
|
Total |
|
4,495 |
|
(Source: Web site of HP State Electricity Board)