ZANSKAR RIVER

About:

• The Ladakh Himalaya forms a high altitude desert between Greater Himalayan ranges and Karakoram Ranges. The Indus and its tributaries are major rivers flowing through the terrain.
  
  
• In the study published, Zanskar catchment was explored by WIHG team to understand the landform evolution in transitional climatic zone.
  
  

Zanskar River?

• The Zanskar River is a north-flowing tributary of the Indus.
  
  
• It is one of the largest tributaries of the upper Indus catchment, draining orthogonally through highly deformed Zanskar ranges.
  
  
• Two prominent tributaries of Zanskar River are the Doda and TsrapLingti Chu, which confluence at Padam village in the upper valley to form the Zanskar River.