Static Awareness: An Insight Into The Indian States (PUNJAB)

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Today, we are discussing the state PUNJAB.

(Punjab is 'land of five rivers')
Granary of India & India's bread-basket

Punj means five and aab means water. Five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and
Jhelum. Only two rivers Sutlej and Beas flow through Punjab state in India. Ravi flows partially in
Punjab (India), mainly along the international boundary of India and Pakistan. All these five rivers are
tributaries of Indus River. All these five rivers finally merge into Indus River directly or indirectly and
the Indus then terminates into Arabian Sea near Karachi city in Pakistan. These rivers, including the
Indus River are considered part of Indus Valley River System.
Capital city : Chandigarh
Chief Minister : Sardar Parkash Singh Badal
Governor : Vijayendrapal Singh (v p singh)
High Court : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
Chief Justice : Shiavax Jal Vazifdar
International Borders : Pakistan to the west- Wagha Border
Number of Districts: 22
Specialty of State: Agricultural Produce

Produce/ Speciality
Wheat
Infrastructure Facilities**

Rank in India
3
1

** reference IBEF
National Parks :

Sl.No. Name of National

Park

Special Species (if

any important)

Important Remarks

Harike Pattan
Wetland and Bird
Sanctuary

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Jhajjar Bachauli
Wildlife Sanctuary

Takhni-Rehmapur
Wildlife Sanctuary

home to predators
like leopard, jackal,
etc. Sambars,
barking deer
Pangolin,
Mongoose, Barking
Deer, Wild Boar,
Jackal, Hog Deer

Important

Dams,

One of largest wetland in

north India. It is Indias
major landlocked fish
market of fresh water and a
shelter for a variety of wild
animals.
near Anandpur Sahib

Scattered by an area of 382

hectares at the hoof of
Shivalik Range of
Himalayas passing through
Ropar.

Rivers

and

Dams

Sl.No. Dam

2.

Ranjit Sagar
Dam
Siswan Dam

3.

Jainti Dam

1.

River
Ravi
Siswan
Khad
Soonk

Nearest
City
Pathankot

Purpose/Project

Kharar

Irrigation+ Hydroelectric+
Flood Control
Flood Control+ Irrigation

Kharar

Flood Control +Irrigation

Rivers

Sl.No. River
Sutlej River
1
2

Beas River

Ravi River

Remarks
originates from Rakshasthal Lake adjacent to Mount
Kailash in Tibet.
Beas River merges with Sutlej Riverat Harike Pattan
situated towards Amritsar
This river is also the border river of India and Pakistan
and flows in the northern side of Lahore city. famous
Indus civilization, Harappa, and one of its utmost cities
was situated close to the earlier route of this River

Lakes

Sl.No.
1
2
3

Lake
Sukhna Lake
Harike Lake
Kanjli Lake

Located in/near
Chandigarh
Ferozpur
Kapurthala

Lakes:

Important Power generation plants:

Sl.No. Plant/Project
Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, Bhatinda
1
Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant,
2
Ropar
Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant, Lehra Mohabbat,
3
Bhatinda
Ranjit Sagar Dam
4
Shanan Power House
5
Airports:
1. Ludhiana Sahnewal Airport- Ludhiyana
2. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport- Amritsar
2. Bhatinda Airport- Bhisiana
3. Pathankot Airport- Pathankot

Folk Dances:

1. Bhanghra
2. Giddha Dance
3. Jhummar Dance
4. Dhumall Dance
5. Dhankara Dance

Tribes:
1. Sikh Jats
2. Khatri clans
4. Arora clans
3. Rajput clans

Important Regional Festivals:

Type/Category
Thermal power plant
Thermal power plant
Thermal power plant
Hydro power plant
Hydro power plant

Sl.No.
1.
2.
3.

Festival Name
Lohri
Basant Panchami
Hola Mohalla

4.
5.

Baisakhi
Guru Purbs

6.

Jor Mela

Hariballabh Sangeet Mela

Remarks
marks the end of winter and for Punjabis
the advent of spring
a gathering of Sikhs for military exercises and mock battles
on the day following the festival of Holi.
anniversary of the founding of Khalsa
held in association with the lives of the Sikh Gurus
Gurupurbs celebrated are the birthdays of Guru Nanak and
Guru Govind Singh and the martyrdom days of Guru Arjun
Dev and Guru Teg Bahadur.
in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh's two sons Zorawar
Singh and Fateh Singh who were buried alive in a brickwall
held in Jalandhar in the memory of the sant-musician,
Swami Hariballabh

Important Temples/Archaeological Monuments/Sites:

Sl.No. Monument/Temple/Sites

Golden Temple(Sri Harmandir

Sahib)
Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara

Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib

Damadama Sahib

Quila Mubarak (Palace)

Jagatjit Palace

Jallianwala Bagh(Historical Site)

Located
in
Amritsar
Sahota

Remarks
holiest Gurdwara of Sikhism

built on the site where 300 years ago,

Guru Gobind Singhji's two young
Sahibzadas were entombed alive by
the Mughals
Anandpur birthplace of the Khalsa,here Guru
Sahib
Gobind Singh baptized 5 sikhs
Bathinda
Guru Gobind Singhji stayed here for 9
months and he worked on the Adi
Granth.
Patiala
palace was built by Maharaja Ala
Singh in 1764
Kapurthala architecture borrowed from the
famous Fontainebleau and Palace of
Versailles Today,it is run as the Sainik
School and maintained by the Defense
Ministry
Amritsar
On Sunday April 13, 1919, British
Indian Army soldiers, commanded by
Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer,
began shooting at an unarmed
gathering of men, women, and
children without warning.

Wagah border

Amritsar

The lowering of the flags, or the

Beating Retreat ceremony is a daily
military practice that the security
forces of India (Border Security
Force) and Pakistan (Pakistan
Rangers) have jointly followed since
1959

Nick Names/Special Titles of Cities:

Sl.No. City
Amritsar
1
Patiala
2

Nick Name
City of Golden Temple, Holy City
Royal City

Sport Stadiums:

Sl.No. Stadium
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium
1
2
3

International Hockey Stadium

Punjab Cricket Association
Stadium(Bindra Stadium)

Sport-Purpose
multi-purpose
stadium
Hockey
Cricket

City
Jalandhar

Constituency
Bhatinda

Ministry
Food Processing Industries.

Mohali
Mohali

Constituency of Cabinet Ministers:

Sl.No. Name
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
1

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