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	\| name = Neelum River~~<br />~~{{Nastaliq\|دریائے نیلم}}~~<br />नीलम नदी<br/>Kishanganga River<br />{{Nastaliq\|دریائے کِشن گنگا~~}}~~<br/>किशनगंगा नदी~~		\| name = Neelum River
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	\| source1_location = [[Krishansar Lake]] at [[Sonamarg~~, India~~]]		\| source1_location = [[Krishansar Lake]] at [[Sonamarg]]
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	The '''Neelum River''' ~~({{lang-hi\|नीलम नदी}}, {{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|دریائے نیلم}}}})~~, or '''Kishanganga''' ~~({{lang-hi\|किशनगंगाा नदी}}, {{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|دریائے کِشن گنگا}}}})~~, is a river in the [[Kashmir region]] of India and Pakistan~~; it starts~~ in the Indian~~-administered city of~~ [[~~Gurais~~]] and then merges with the [[Jhelum River]] near the ~~Pakistani-administered~~ city of [[Muzaffarabad]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/20guest1.htm\|title=The Neelam Plan\|last=Banerji\|first=Arindam\|date=20 June 2003\|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|language=en\|access-date=15 August 2016\|quote=The Neelam River enters Pakistan from India in the Gurais sector of the Line of Control, and then runs west till it meets the Jhelum north of Muzzafarabad.}}</ref>		The '''Neelum River''', or '''Kishanganga''', is a river in the [[Kashmir region]] of India and Pakistan. It originates in the north of Indian Jammu and Kashmir, flows through the [[Neelam District]] of Pakistan illegally occupied Kashmir and then merges with the [[Jhelum River]] near the city of [[Muzaffarabad]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/20guest1.htm\|title=The Neelam Plan\|last=Banerji\|first=Arindam\|date=20 June 2003\|publisher=[[Rediff]]\|language=en\|access-date=15 August 2016\|quote=The Neelam River enters Pakistan from India in the Gurais sector of the Line of Control, and then runs west till it meets the Jhelum north of Muzzafarabad.}}</ref>

	==Name of the river==		==Name of the river==
	[[File:Map of Kashmir published by The Survey Of India.jpg\|thumb\|Colonial era map of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)\|Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir]] by the [[Survey of India]] depicting the Kishanganga River.]]		[[File:Map of Kashmir published by The Survey Of India.jpg\|thumb\|Colonial era map of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)\|Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir]] by the [[Survey of India]] depicting the Kishanganga River.]]
	The river has traditionally been known as the Kishanganga River and is still known as such in [[India]]; after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, the river was [[List of renamed places in Pakistan\|renamed]] the Neelum River in [[Pakistan]] in 1956.<ref name="Lavoy2009">{{cite book \|last1=Lavoy \|first1=Peter R. \|title=Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict \|date=12 November 2009 \|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] \|isbn=978-1-139-48282-0 \|page=56 \|language=English \|quote=Neelum Valley refers to the river called Kishanganga (Indian maps) and renamed Neelum as it flows into Pakistani-administered Kashmir where it subsequently joins the River Jhelum near Muzaffarabad.}}</ref><ref name="Dewan2004">{{cite book \|last1=Dewan \|first1=Parvez \|title=Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr \|date=2004 \|publisher=Manas Publications \|isbn=978-81-7049-179-8 \|page=277 \|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Naqvi2017">{{cite web \|last1=Naqvi \|first1=Mubashar \|title=Charms of the Neelum valley \|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/charms-of-the-neelum-valley/ \|publisher=[[The Friday Times]] \|access-date=30 August 2021 \|language=English \|date=28 July 2017 \|quote=Before Partition in 1947, this region was known as Drawah. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government, in 1956, held a cabinet meeting to rechristen the River Kishanganga as the River Neelum and the Drawah region as Neelum Valley. These new names were proposed to the cabinet by war veteran Syed Mohammad Amin. With the approval of the AJK Cabinet, the changes in name took place.}}</ref>		The river has traditionally been known as the Kishanganga River ({{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\|دریائے کِشن گنگا}}}}) and is still known as such in India; after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, the river was [[List of renamed places in Pakistan\|renamed]] the Neelum River ({{lang\|ur\|{{Nastaliq\|دریائے نیلم}}}}) in Pakistan in 1956.<ref name="Lavoy2009">{{cite book \|last1=Lavoy \|first1=Peter R. \|title=Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict \|date=12 November 2009 \|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] \|isbn=978-1-139-48282-0 \|page=56 \|language=English \|quote=Neelum Valley refers to the river called Kishanganga (Indian maps) and renamed Neelum as it flows into Pakistani-administered Kashmir where it subsequently joins the River Jhelum near Muzaffarabad.}}</ref><ref name="Dewan2004">{{cite book \|last1=Dewan \|first1=Parvez \|title=Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr \|date=2004 \|publisher=Manas Publications \|isbn=978-81-7049-179-8 \|page=277 \|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Naqvi2017">{{cite web \|last1=Naqvi \|first1=Mubashar \|title=Charms of the Neelum valley \|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/charms-of-the-neelum-valley/ \|publisher=[[The Friday Times]] \|access-date=30 August 2021 \|language=English \|date=28 July 2017 \|quote=Before Partition in 1947, this region was known as Drawah. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government, in 1956, held a cabinet meeting to rechristen the River Kishanganga as the River Neelum and the Drawah region as Neelum Valley. These new names were proposed to the cabinet by war veteran Syed Mohammad Amin. With the approval of the AJK Cabinet, the changes in name took place.}}</ref>

	==Basin ==		==Basin ==
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	=== Valleys ===		=== Valleys ===
			[[File:Habba Khatoon.jpg\|thumb\|Kishanganga river flowing through the [[Gurez]] valley, with the pyramid-shaped [[Habba Khatoon]] mountain in the background]]
	[[File:Sharda, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir 2015-03-22.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|Neelum Valley]]		[[File:Sharda, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir 2015-03-22.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|Neelum Valley]]
	~~[[File:Dosut, Neelum Valley cool beautiful evening.jpg\|thumb\|[[Dosut, Neelum Valley\|Dosut Village]] of Neelum Valley]]~~
	The Kishanganga River is 245 kilometres long. It covers 50 kilometers in the Indian-administered Kashmir where it flows through the Tulail Valley and then Gurez Valley. It covers the remaining 195 kilometres in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and flows through the. From its origin it flows through the [[Neelam Valley]].		The Kishanganga River is 245 kilometres long. It covers 50 kilometers in the Indian-administered Kashmir where it flows through the Tulail Valley and then Gurez Valley. It covers the remaining 195 kilometres in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and flows through the. From its origin it flows through the [[Neelam Valley]].

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	== Religious significance ==		== Religious significance ==

	Krishansar Lake and Sharada Peeth are important religious site for Hindus, who undertake the annual pilgrimage to these sites along the Kishanganga River. In the ancient times it was among the prominent centre of learning in the subcontinent in part with [[Nalanda]] and [[Taxila]]. [[Sharada script]] the - native script for the Kashmiri language is named in the honor of main deity of Sharada Peeth. Sharada Peeth is one of the most venerated site for the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Sharada Peeth temple was damaged in the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]. ~~Acting on a petition from Delhi-based Kashmiri Pandit Ravinder Pandita,~~ the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] ordered the Government to conserve the Sharada Peeth temple and the govt to identify and restore temples and [[gurudwara]]s.<ref name=dna1>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-for-the-first-time-in-72-years-indian-hindu-couple-performs-puja-at-sharada-peeth-in-pok-2795389 For the first time in 72 years, Indian Hindu couple performs puja at Sharada Peeth in PoK], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref> The "Save Sharada Committee" of concerned Hindus has been demanding the opening of special corridor from India to Sharada Peeth in ~~PoK~~ for the visits of Hindu pilgrims from India.<ref name=dna2>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-supreme-court-in-pok-intervenes-to-save-sharda-temple-2579826 Supreme Court in PoK intervenes to save Sharda temple], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref>		Krishansar Lake and Sharada Peeth are important religious site for Hindus, who undertake the annual pilgrimage to these sites along the Kishanganga River. In the ancient times it was among the prominent centre of learning in the subcontinent in part with [[Nalanda]] and [[Taxila]]. [[Sharada script]] the - native script for the Kashmiri language is named in the honor of main deity of Sharada Peeth. Sharada Peeth is one of the most venerated site for the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Sharada Peeth temple was damaged in the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]. the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] ordered the Government to conserve the Sharada Peeth temple and the govt to identify and restore temples and [[gurudwara]]s.<ref name=dna1>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-for-the-first-time-in-72-years-indian-hindu-couple-performs-puja-at-sharada-peeth-in-pok-2795389 For the first time in 72 years, Indian Hindu couple performs puja at Sharada Peeth in PoK], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref> The "Save Sharada Committee" of concerned Hindus has been demanding the opening of special corridor from India to Sharada Peeth in Pakistan-administered Kashmir for the visits of Hindu pilgrims from India.<ref name=dna2>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-supreme-court-in-pok-intervenes-to-save-sharda-temple-2579826 Supreme Court in PoK intervenes to save Sharda temple], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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The '''Neelum River''' ({{lang-hi|नीलम नदी}}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|دریائے نیلم}}}}), or '''Kishanganga''' ({{lang-hi|किशनगंगाा नदी}}, {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|دریائے کِشن گنگا}}}}), is a river in the [[Kashmir region]] of India and Pakistan; it starts in the Indian-administered city of [[Gurais]] and then merges with the [[Jhelum River]] near the Pakistani-administered city of [[Muzaffarabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/20guest1.htm|title=The Neelam Plan|last=Banerji|first=Arindam|date=20 June 2003|publisher=[[Rediff]]|language=en|access-date=15 August 2016|quote=The Neelam River enters Pakistan from India in the Gurais sector of the Line of Control, and then runs west till it meets the Jhelum north of Muzzafarabad.}}</ref>

==Name of the river==
[[File:Map of Kashmir published by The Survey Of India.jpg|thumb|Colonial era map of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir]] by the [[Survey of India]] depicting the Kishanganga River.]]
The river has traditionally been known as the Kishanganga River and is still known as such in [[India]]; after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, the river was [[List of renamed places in Pakistan|renamed]] the Neelum River in [[Pakistan]] in 1956.<ref name="Lavoy2009">{{cite book |last1=Lavoy |first1=Peter R. |title=Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of the Kargil Conflict |date=12 November 2009 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=978-1-139-48282-0 |page=56 |language=English |quote=Neelum Valley refers to the river called Kishanganga (Indian maps) and renamed Neelum as it flows into Pakistani-administered Kashmir where it subsequently joins the River Jhelum near Muzaffarabad.}}</ref><ref name="Dewan2004">{{cite book |last1=Dewan |first1=Parvez |title=Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh: Kashmîr |date=2004 |publisher=Manas Publications |isbn=978-81-7049-179-8 |page=277 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="Naqvi2017">{{cite web |last1=Naqvi |first1=Mubashar |title=Charms of the Neelum valley |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/charms-of-the-neelum-valley/ |publisher=[[The Friday Times]] |access-date=30 August 2021 |language=English |date=28 July 2017 |quote=Before Partition in 1947, this region was known as Drawah. The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government, in 1956, held a cabinet meeting to rechristen the River Kishanganga as the River Neelum and the Drawah region as Neelum Valley. These new names were proposed to the cabinet by war veteran Syed Mohammad Amin. With the approval of the AJK Cabinet, the changes in name took place.}}</ref>

==Basin ==
''Shardadesh'' is a name for the drainage basin of the Kishanganga River.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}

===Course===

The Kishanganga River originates from [[Krishansar Lake]]<ref name="Kishanganga River originates">{{cite book | author=Majid Hussain | title=Geography of Jammu and Kashmir | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uipuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kishanganga+river+originates&dq=Kishanganga+river+originates&output=html_text&cd=9 | access-date=31 July 2012 | year=1998 | publisher=Rajesh Publications, 1998 | isbn=9788185891163 | page=13–}}</ref> in the vicinity of [[Sonamarg]] in the Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], and runs northwards to Badoab village in [[Tulail Valley]] where it meets a tributary from the [[Dras]] side. Then it runs westwards, parallel to the Kashmir [[Line of Control]]. It is fed by many glacial tributary streams on its way. It enters Pakistani self-governing territory of [[Azad Kashmir]] in the [[Gurez]] sector of the Line of Control. Then it again runs west, parallel to the Line of Control, passing by [[Sharada Peeth|Sharada]]. After Sharda, it bends to a southwesterly direction and runs along the Line of Control near Tithwal. Then it bends northwest again, making a wide arc to join the [[Jhelum River]] in [[Muzaffarabad]].<ref name="Rediff">{{cite web|url = http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/20guest1.htm| title = The Neelam Plan|publisher = [[Rediff.com|Rediff]]|access-date = 2009-11-15}}</ref><ref name="KEWA">{{cite web|url = http://www.kewa.org/project.html|title = Basic Facts about the Kishenganga Dam ProjectK|publisher = Kashmir Environmental Watch Association|access-date = 2009-11-15|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100831125641/http://www.kewa.org/project.html|archive-date = 2010-08-31}}</ref>.Recently the Go Gurez campaign has been launched to make people aware of the area.

=== Valleys ===
[[File:Sharda, Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir 2015-03-22.jpg|250px|thumb|Neelum Valley]]
[[File:Dosut, Neelum Valley cool beautiful evening.jpg|thumb|[[Dosut, Neelum Valley|Dosut Village]] of Neelum Valley]]
The Kishanganga River is 245 kilometres long. It covers 50 kilometers in the Indian-administered Kashmir where it flows through the Tulail Valley and then Gurez Valley. It covers the remaining 195 kilometres in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and flows through the. From its origin it flows through the [[Neelam Valley]].

The Neelum Valley is a Himalayan gorge in the Kashmir region, along which the Neelum River flows. This green and fertile valley is 250 km in length and stretches its way from [[Muzaffarabad]] all the way to [[Athmuqam]] and beyond to [[Taobutt]]. It is one of the most attractive tourists places, like [[Swat District|Swat]] and [[Chitral]], but due to poor road system is yet veiled to the outside world. This area was badly affected by the 2005 earthquake and was cut off from the outside world as the roads and paths were filled with rubble. Now construction of an international standard road is in progress. There are two entrances for Neelum valley, one Neelum Road by [[Muzaffarabad]] and the other by [[Kaghan Valley|Kaghan]] the Jalkhad Road. Generally Neelum valley starts just after Muzaffarabad but in political division the area from Muzaffarabad to [[Chelhana]] is named [[Kotla valley]]. District Neelum starts from Chelhana and goes up to Taobutt.

==Ecology ==

===Revival of fish species ===

There are different kinds of fish found in abundance in the Neelum River. As the river almost entirely runs across the [[Line of Control]], being the main cause for [[Kashmir conflict]] there is a feeling of uncertainty among the inhabitants, many of them have emigrated<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ips.org.pk/pakistan-and-its-neighbours/1117-kashmiri-refugees-facts-issues-and-the-future-ahead.html|title=Kashmiri refugees: facts issues and the future ahead|publisher=ips.org.pk|access-date=2012-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824023841/http://www.ips.org.pk/pakistan-and-its-neighbours/1117-kashmiri-refugees-facts-issues-and-the-future-ahead.html|archive-date=24 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> to safer places, which has left the river banks scarcely populous and kept the river in perfect conditions for growth of fish. The most famous among the different variety of fish found in Neelum River are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.growfish.com.au/content.asp?ContentId=7373|title=Gippsland Aquaculture Industry Network-Gain|publisher=growfish.com.au|access-date=2012-02-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220165637/http://www.growfish.com.au/content.asp?ContentId=7373|archive-date=2012-02-20}}</ref>
*[[Brown trout]] (''Salmo trutta'')
*[[Rainbow trout]] (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'')
*[[Schizothorax plagiostomus|Snow trout]] (''Schizothorax plagiostomus'')
*Shuddgurn
*Anyour

=== Dams ===

==== Kishanganga dam in India ====

In the Indian union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], the construction work on the 330 MW [[Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant]] project has started, after being defunct for eighteen years.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/22/stories/2008042255671100.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121106070138/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/22/stories/2008042255671100.htm |url-status = dead |archive-date = 6 November 2012 | title = Kishen Ganga power project to be revived|access-date = 2009-11-15|location=Chennai, India|work = [[The Hindu]] |date=22 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Kishenganga valley Project|url=http://www.nhpcindia.com/Projects/English/Scripts/Prj_Features.aspx?Vid=19|publisher=NHPC Limited|access-date=20 December 2011}}</ref> Recently, the project was awarded to [[Hindustan Construction Company]] (HCC) with a timeline of seven years. The 330 MW Kishanganga hydro-electric power project involves damming of the Kishanganga River and the proposed 37 metre reservoir will submerge some parts of the [[Gurez|Gurez valley]].<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite web|url = http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Kishen-Ganga-project-to-begin-soon/423054/|title = Kishen Ganga project to begin soon|publisher = [[The Indian Express]]|access-date = 2009-11-15|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001160220/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Kishen-Ganga-project-to-begin-soon/423054/|archive-date = 2012-10-01}}</ref> The water of Kishen Ganga River will be diverted through a 24 kilometre tunnel dug through the mountains to [[Bandipore]] where it will join the [[Wular Lake]] and then Jhelum River.<ref name="Indian Express"/>

==== Neelum–Jhelum dam in Pakistan ====

Similarly, [[Pakistan]] is constructing the 969 MW [[Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant]]; the country has placed the project in the hands of a Chinese consortium.<ref name="The Hindu"/> Pakistan claims that the Indian dam project will violate the [[Indus Waters Treaty]] and has pursued formal arbitration proceedings against India over the matter.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704513104575256314241294450 Pakistan Seeks Resolution of India Water Dispute]. By TOM WRIGHT in Lahore, Pakistan, and AMOL SHARMA in New Delhi. Wall Street Journal. 20 May 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hague Court asks India to stop Kishanganga project|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=9086&Cat=13|publisher=The International News|access-date=20 December 2011|date=25 September 2011}}</ref>

== Religious significance ==

Krishansar Lake and Sharada Peeth are important religious site for Hindus, who undertake the annual pilgrimage to these sites along the Kishanganga River. In the ancient times it was among the prominent centre of learning in the subcontinent in part with [[Nalanda]] and [[Taxila]]. [[Sharada script]] the - native script for the Kashmiri language is named in the honor of main deity of Sharada Peeth. Sharada Peeth is one of the most venerated site for the [[Kashmiri Pandit]]s. Sharada Peeth temple was damaged in the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]. Acting on a petition from Delhi-based Kashmiri Pandit Ravinder Pandita, the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] ordered the Government to conserve the Sharada Peeth temple and the govt to identify and restore temples and [[gurudwara]]s.<ref name=dna1>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-for-the-first-time-in-72-years-indian-hindu-couple-performs-puja-at-sharada-peeth-in-pok-2795389 For the first time in 72 years, Indian Hindu couple performs puja at Sharada Peeth in PoK], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref> The "Save Sharada Committee" of concerned Hindus has been demanding the opening of special corridor from India to Sharada Peeth in PoK for the visits of Hindu pilgrims from India.<ref name=dna2>[https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-supreme-court-in-pok-intervenes-to-save-sharda-temple-2579826 Supreme Court in PoK intervenes to save Sharda temple], [[DNA (newspaper)]].</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Karen Village]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* The course of the Neelum River plotted on OpenStreetMap: [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/493201079#map=9/34.5091/74.2914 part 1], [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/25151727#map=9/34.5091/74.2914 part 2], [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/676629709#map=9/34.5091/74.2914 part 3], [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/167812903#map=9/34.5091/74.2914 part 4], [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/676629710#map=9/34.5091/74.2914 part 5], [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/167812902#map=9/34.5091/74.2914 part 6]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101102125720/http://www.neelumvalley1.zoomshare.com/0.html Neelum Valley.zoomshare]
* [http://www.neelumvalley.info Neelum Valley Official]

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