Chenab

[chi-nahb]

noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1,085 km) long.

Chenab

/ tʃɪˈnæb /

noun

1. a river rising in the Himalayas and flowing southwest to the Sutlej River in Pakistan. Length: 1087 km (675 miles)

Example Sentences

Rescuers carried residents to safety in boats after disaster authorities warned of "exceptionally high" floods along the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers.

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The treaty allocated the three eastern rivers – the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej – of the Indus basin to India, while 80% of the three western ones – the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab – to Pakistan.

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Indian experts say inadequate infrastructure has kept India from fully utilising even its 20% share of the Jhelum, Chenab and Indus waters under the treaty - a key reason they argue for building storage structures, which Pakistan opposes citing treaty provisions.

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It took more than 20 years for the Indian railways to finish the bridge - over Chenab river - which ascends high over a deep ravine in the Reasi district of Jammu.

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The construction of the Chenab bridge was approved in 2003, but faced delays and missed deadlines because of the region's treacherous topography, safety concerns and court cases.

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