Puna Tsang Chhu

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river

Puna Tsang Chhu is a significant river in western Bhutan that flows through deep valleys and supports major hydropower projects and agriculture before joining the Brahmaputra basin.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Puna Tsang Chu 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Puna Tsang Chhu ⓘ
surface form: Puna Tsang Chu

Puna Tsang River ⓘ
basinCountry Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
confluenceLocation Punakha ⓘ
country Bhutan ⓘ
drainageBasin Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
flowsDirection generally southward ⓘ
flowsInto Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form: Brahmaputra River system
flowsThrough Punakha District ⓘ
Wangdue Phodrang District ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf Mo Chhu ⓘ
Pho Chhu ⓘ
hasHydropowerProject Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project ⓘ
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project ⓘ
surface form: Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project
importance major river of Bhutan ⓘ
locatedIn western Bhutan ⓘ
partOf Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form: Brahmaputra River basin
passesNear Punakha ⓘ
surface form: Punakha Dzong

Wangdue Phodrang District ⓘ
surface form: Wangdue Phodrang
region Himalayas ⓘ
supports agriculture ⓘ
hydropower projects ⓘ
local livelihoods ⓘ
tributaryOf Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form: Brahmaputra River
usedFor electricity generation ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ

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Puna Tsang Chhu → alsoKnownAs → Puna Tsang Chhu ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puna Tsang Chu
Bhutan → majorRiver → Puna Tsang Chhu ⓘ