The Beautiful Kullu Valley

 The Valley formed by river Beas between Mandi and Larji  has panoramic landscapes covered with Deodar ,Pine thick forests and apple orchards  is  famous as Kullu Valley as it comes in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh. 

                           View of Kullu Valley

The Kullu valley lies between the Pir-Panjal, lower Himalayan and great Himalayan ranges. 

      Another Panoramic view of the valley

The valley is about 75 Km long and extends up to Rohtang pass which is about 25 Km North of Manali.  The people of Kullu are basically farmers but now also involved in tourism and handloom industry. 

           View of River Beas in Kullu valley

The road ahead of Mandi to Kullu Manali leads along the river Beas named Chandigarh Mandi Manali National Highway. The climate of Kullu is very Charming, Valley also experiences snow fall. 

         Another beautiful view of the valleyvalley

 The towns Mandi, Pandoh, Hanogi, Kullu Bhunter, Shamshi  and Manali lie in this valley. 

The valley is very beautiful and tourists from all over India and abroad used to visit this valley. 

The Kangra Valley, " The beautiful valley expanding between Dhauladhar range in North and Shivalik hills in South. "

 The Kangra valley is a very beautiful valley with numbers of tourist destinations like Baijnath, Bir-Biling, Palampur, Dharamshala, Nurpur, Panchrukhi, and Kangra. The valley has many famous temples where lacs of Pilgrims used to visit through out the year. The famous Shakti Peeth Jawala ji, ancient Lord Shiva temple at Baijnath  , Chamunda mata temple and Brajeshwari temple Kangra are major attractions for tourists. 

             The Jawala Mata Shakti peeth

The Shri Jawala Mata temple is 11Km from Dehra-Gopipur  , 40 Km from Hamirpur and 51 Km from Kangra. 

             Ancient Lord Shiva temple Baijnath

It is about 45 Km from Kangra and about 92 Km from Mandi Himachal Pradesh. Tourists used to visit these places  from various parts of India and abroad. 

This valley extends between Dhauladhar range in North and the Shivalik hills in South, from West to East it has gradual rise slopes from Shahpur to Palampur  and Baijnath. The valley has many panoramic landscapes which attract the tourists potential in the valley. 

               Beautiful View of Kangra Valley

The Shobha Singh art gallery is located at Andreta on Jaisinghpur  Panchrukhi Palampur road, it is an attraction for tourists to  see the paintings of  great artist Shri Shobha Singh. 

The people of Kangra are very beautiful and the Kangri dialect is very charming and keeps the power to touch hearts. 

        One beautiful view at Dharamshala

Palampur , Dharamshala and Meclodgunj are very beautiful locations which visitors always enjoy. 

                               Kangra Temple

The valley has tea gardens in Palampur, Baijnath and Kangra and  Kangra tea is famous from a very long time. The Kangra fort is also a centre of attraction for tourists being a historic preservation. 

                             View of Kangra Fort

The Kangra is also rich in its art and culture, the Kangra paintings are very famous. Dharamshala is  also a winter capital of Himachal Pradesh. The Tibetan Government in exile is also functioning from Mclodganj. The valley is worth seeing. 

                        View of Kangra Valley

                               By :- Er. R C Verma

The Chamba Valley, " The Beautiful Valley, The Pride Himachal Pradesh., "

 The Chamba valley is having numbers of panoramic landscapes which adds to the beauty of this valley. The Chamba valley is also known as Ravi Valley. The Chamba town is situated on the banks of  Ravi river. 

                        View of Chamba

The ancient capital of Chamba was at Bharmaur "Raja Sahil Verman had shifted the capital to Chamba on the special request of his daughter Champavati. The name "Chamba "  of this district is also kept on her name. 

           Laxmi -Narayan Temple at Chamba

This valley is surrounded by Jammu & Kashmir in North -West, area of Ladakh Union Territory and Lahaul and Batao Banghal area of Himachal Pradesh in North- East and East and in the South -East and South by district Kangra of Himachal Pradesh and Gurdaspur district of Punjab. 

      Khajjiar the Mini- Switzerland of India

The valley has numbers of beautiful places which are important from tourism point of view. Some places where tourists used to enjoy are Khajjiar Lake, Kalatop wildlife Sanctuary, Chamunda Devi temple, Chamera dam on Ravi river, Manimahesh Lake on Kailash peak in Pir- Panjal range of Himalayas, Bhuri Singh Museum which was inaugurated on  24th September 1908 , Akhand Chandi Palace, Champavati temple, Lakshmi Narayan temple and Rang Mehal  which was built by Raja Umed Singh during 18 th century. 

                View of  Chamba valley

The Chamba is famous for its art, craft and it's culture, the paintings, Chamba rumaal, Chamba Chapal and other traditional handicrafts. 

             Scenic beauty of Chamba valley

The fields in the mountains are stepped terraces which look beautiful, the valley is famous for herbs and flowers. 

                   View of Fields in the valley

The fields are arranged in such a way that peddy fields are at lower level where as maize, wheat, barley and other cereals on higher levels. 

            Beautiful view of fields landscape

Northern mountains of the valley are covered with forests where as Southern mountains are quite bare. 

                         View of Mountains

The important towns in the valley are Bharmaur, Banikhet, Dalhousie, Khajjiar,  Kakira and Chamba. The people of Chamba valley are very beautiful, honest and hardworking. The valley is very much rich in cultural heritage. 

                           View of Temple

               View of Village in Chamba valley

                                   By :- Er. R C Verma

The Pangi Valley , "A remote Valley downstream of Udaipur extending along the Chenab river. "

 Downstream of Lahaul valley the Pangi valley extends along the Chenab river. The Pangi valley is adjoining to the Chamba valley. The Chenab cuts through the Pir -panjal and off shoots of the main Himalayan range and thus forms this remotest valley of the Western Himalayas. 

                       View of Pangi valley

The Pangi is the tehsil of Chamba district  , it is a rugged and undeveloped tribal area.  Pangi is about 70 Km from Chamba. 

                      Beautiful View of  valley

The valley has many panoramic views from tourism point of view. 

   Another panoramic view of hills in valley

                               By :- Er. R C Verma

The Spiti Valley , " The Beautiful Valley Formed By Spiti River Between main Himalaya and Zansksr Ranges. "

 The Spiti valley is another beautiful valley in Lahaul - Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. This valley is formed by Spiti river. This valley falls between main Himalaya and Zanskar ranges. 

                        View of Spiti valley

The Kaza is sub -divisional headquarters of Spiti valley, here Kibber is  2nd highest village of the world and the first highest village of the world is Komik at an altitude of 4587.25 metres from mean sea level. 

                   Another View of Spit Valley

The Lahaul and Spiti valleys are surrounded by high altitude mountains ranging from 3000 metres to 6500 metres  from mean sea level. 

  Snow and Covered Mountains in Spiti valley

This valley experiences heavy snow fall. The valley is famous for Buddhist monasteries. Pin Valley is also a tributary of Spiti valley. This is cold desert. The tourists from India as well as abroad used to visit this valley. 

                        View of Spiti valley

                  Beautiful View of spiti valley

                                By :- Er. R C Verma

The Lahaul Valley, The beautiful valley of Lahaul , falls in the North of Pir -Panjal and main Himalayan ranges. "

 The district Lahaul &Spiti has two beautiful valley one Lahau valley and another Spiti Valley. 

  The View of Jispa Village in Lahaul valley

The Lahaul valley falls to the North of the Pir -Panjal and main Himalayan ranges. Up to Tandi it is formed by the rivers Chandra and Bhaga and from Tandi to Udaipur by river Chenab then downstream of it there is a famous Pangi valley. 

           View of Gondla castle in Lahaul valley

The people of Lahaul valley are cheerful and of Kind nature. They are superstitious, credulous and honest  .

                 Beautiful View of Lahaul valley

The land in Lahaul valley is very fertile and Lahaul  valley had better irrigation facilities. 

                        View of Lahaul valley

The major crops in the Lahaul valley are pea, potatoes, barley, buckwheat, kuth, hops and temperate vegetables. 

Apple and other temperate fruits are also grown in Lahaul valley. 

              View of Lahaul valley Road to Leh

                   Beautiful view of Lahaul valley

                            By :- Er. R C Verma

The Bara Banghal Valley , " The Beautiful Valley in Kangra and Chamba districts, Himachal Pradesh. "

 The river Ravi rises from the slopes of Bara -Banghal valley. The Bara - Banghal valley falls between Dhauladhar and Pir - Panjal ranges of Himalaya. 

             Beautiful view of Bara- Banghal

The Bara - Banghal valley partly lies in district Kangra and Party falls in district Chamba. The trekking parties used to visit visit Bara - Banghal valley in the month of June to September. 

     Panoramic view of Bara- Banghal valley

The residents of Bara -Banghal have two houses one in Bara -Banghal and another in Kangra valley due the  cold climate in the valley. 

  View of the camping site in Bara - Banghal 

                                  By :- Er. R C Verma

The Balh Valley , "The prominent Valley in district Mandi also named Sundernagar or Suket Valley . "

 The Balh valley is known as Suket valley or Sundernagar valley, it is an open dun type valley situated on both sides of Suketi river. The valley is very fertile having loam soil texture,  the colour of the soil varies from light grey to brown. 

 

                  Beautiful view of  Balh valley

The valley is very beautiful and some portion of the valley on both sides of Suketi river is plain like Punjab, that's why it is also called Mini Punjab. 

                          View of the Valley  

This valley extends from Gutker to Sundernagar from North to South. In the East Baggi is a prominent human settlement and Gumma is situated in its West. 

     View of hills on right side of the valley

The valley is rich in production of wheat, Maise, sugarcane, paddy, ginger and seasonal vegetables. The famous towns in the valley are Sundernagar, Dhanotu, Jaidevi, Caned, Baggi, Ratti, Nerchowk and Mandi. During 1962 Indo- German agriculture Project was started by Government  to promote mixed farming, dairy and animal husbandry in the valley. 

                Morning View at Sundernagar 

Night View of lake in the valley in Sundernagar

By :- Er. R C Verma

The Satluj Valley, "The Valley formed by Satluj River, Extends from Shipki to Bilaspur. "

 The Satluj valley is creation of Satluj river, it extends from Shipki where Satluj river enters in the territory of India in Himachal Pradesh. The Satluj has cut across the various mountain ranges which are Dhauladhar, Pir-Panjal, main Himalaya and Zanskar ranges. 

             View of Govindsagar on Satluj river

The main towns located along the Satluj river in Satluj valley are  Bilaspur  ,  Dehar, Barmana, Tattapani  , Luri, Dutt Nagar, Rampur , Jagaatkhana, Jhakri, Jeori  and BhavangarBhavangar , Tapri, Karchham,  Ribba,Akpa ,Kalpa, Moorang, Jangi, Spillow and Pooh etc. 

        Beautiful view of Kalpa in Satluj valley

The valley has major landslides in Satluj basin and a red list has been prepared under integrated catchment area treatment plan to tackle with the problem of landslides. 

       Beautiful view of Kalpa in Satluj valley

The valley in district Kinnaur, Shimla and some part of Mandi is rich in the production of apple, Kinnaur is also rich in production of dry fruits. 

 Beautiful view of valley in district Kinnaur

The Govindsagar lake formed due to Bhakra dam has fishing activities and a huge production fish is recorded and sent to market every year. 

               Another view of Govindsagar 

After completion of Catchment area treatment plan the problem of silting will be minimized up to some extent. 

                                   By :- Er. R C Verma