Ravi named Purushani in Reg -Veda , the river of Indus River System rises from Bara Banghal in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh.

 The river Ravi is one of the four rivers mentioned in Rig - Veda, mentioned "Purushani " in Rig -Veda. The river rises from Bara-Banghal in district Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. The village Bara-Banghal is situated on the bank of Ravi. The village is renowned for its natural beauty but deprived of means of road communication due to it's geological conditions. 

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               Beautiful View of Ravi in Punjab

The Ravi from Bara -Banghal through Bara Bansu, Tretha Chanota and Ulhansa. The Ravi traverses about 130 Km in district Chamba and leaves it at Kheri. The Chamba town is situated on its right bank.  Under the Indus waters Treaty between India and Pakistan the waters of Ravi was allocated to India. 

                  The beautiful View Of Ravi

The total length of Ravi is 720 Km . A hydro-electric power project, 'The Ranjit Sagar Dam also known as Thein Dam is built on this river near Pathankot at Madhopur, as a result of this a beautiful lake known as Ranjit Sagar is formed . The 60%  part of lake is in Jammu -Kashmir state and rest of it is in Punjab. 

      View of Chamba town Himachal Pradesh

The Ravi traverses in the base of Dalhousie hill through Chamba Valley. The total catchment area in Himachal Pradesh is about 5451 square kilometers and it flows about 158 Km in the state. The Ravi finally confluence with Chenab in Pakistan. The  Bharmaur, Madhopur and Chamba are located along the River. 

The Chamba, Bharmaur, Dalhousie and Khajjiar are very beautiful tourist destinations along Ravi, one must visit. 

              

                                 By :- Er. R C Verma