The Beas River
runs through the Northwestern Indian states of
Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. The
river was also known as Arjiki or Vipas to the ancient Indians and the
Hyphasis to the Ancient Greeks. The Beas River marks the eastern-most
border of
Alexander the Great's conquests in
326 BC. The river begins at the Rohtang Pass in the state of Himachal
Pradesh, and merges with the
Sutlej in Punjab, India. The Sutlej
continues into Pakistani Punjab and joins the Chenab River to form the
Panjab the latter joins the Indus River at Mithankot. The waters of
the Beas and
Sutlej rivers are allocated to
India under the Indus Waters Treaty
between
India and Pakistan.
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