PUNJAB AWARENESS
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 : Kaptan Singh Solanki
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 | Rank in India |
| Wheat | 3 |
| Infrastructure Facilities** | 1 |
** reference IBEF
National Parks :
| Sl.No. | Name of National Park | Special Species (if any important) | Important Remarks |
| 1 | Harike Pattan Wetland and Bird Sanctuary | — | One of largest wetland in north India. It is India’s major landlocked fish market of fresh water and a shelter for a variety of wild animals. |
| 2 | Jhajjar Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary | home to predators like leopard, jackal, etc. Sambars, barking deer | near Anandpur Sahib |
| 3 | Takhni-Rehmapur Wildlife Sanctuary | Pangolin, Mongoose, Barking Deer, Wild Boar, Jackal, Hog Deer | Scattered by an area of 382 hectares at the hoof of Shivalik Range of Himalayas passing through Ropar. |
Important Dams, Rivers and Lakes:
Dams
| Sl.No. | Dam | River | Nearest City | Purpose/Project |
| 1. | Ranjit Sagar Dam | Ravi | Pathankot | Irrigation+ Hydroelectric+ Flood Control |
| 2. | Siswan Dam | Siswan Khad | Kharar | Flood Control+ Irrigation |
| 3. | Jainti Dam | Soonk | Kharar | Flood Control +Irrigation |
Rivers
| Sl.No. | River | Remarks |
| 1 | Sutlej River | originates from Rakshasthal Lake adjacent to Mount Kailash in Tibet. |
| 2 | Beas River | Beas River merges with Sutlej Riverat Harike Pattan situated towards Amritsar |
| 3 | Ravi River | 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. | Lake | Located in/near |
| 1 | Sukhna Lake | Chandigarh |
| 2 | Harike Lake | Ferozpur |
| 3 | Kanjli Lake | Kapurthala |
Important Power generation plants:
| Sl.No. | Plant/Project | Type/Category |
| 1 | Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant, Bhatinda | Thermal power plant |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant, Ropar | Thermal power plant |
| 3 | Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant, Lehra Mohabbat, Bhatinda | Thermal power plant |
| 4 | Ranjit Sagar Dam | Hydro power plant |
| 5 | Shanan Power House | Hydro power plant |
Airports:
- Ludhiana Sahnewal Airport- Ludhiyana
- Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport- Amritsar
- Bhatinda Airport- Bhisiana
- Pathankot Airport- Pathankot
Folk Dances:
- Bhanghra
2. Giddha Dance
3. Jhummar Dance
4. Dhumall Dance
5. Dhankara Dance
Tribes:
- Sikh Jats
2. Khatri clans
3. Arora clans
4. Rajput clans
Important Regional Festivals:
| Sl.No. | Festival Name | Remarks |
| 1. | Lohri | marks the end of winter and for Punjabis |
| 2. | Basant Panchami | the advent of spring |
| 3. | Hola Mohalla | a gathering of Sikhs for military exercises and mock battles on the day following the festival of Holi. |
| 4. | Baisakhi | anniversary of the founding of Khalsa |
| 5. | Guru Purbs | 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. |
| 6. | Jor Mela | in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh’s two sons Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh who were buried alive in a brick-wall |
| 7 | Hariballabh Sangeet Mela | held in Jalandhar in the memory of the sant-musician, Swami Hariballabh |
Important Temples/Archaeological Monuments/Sites:
| Sl.No. | Monument/Temple/Sites | Located in | Remarks |
| 1 | Golden Temple(Sri Harmandir Sahib) | Amritsar | holiest Gurdwara of Sikhism |
| 2 | Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara | Sahota | built on the site where 300 years ago, Guru Gobind Singhji’s two young Sahibzadas were entombed alive by the Mughals |
| 3 | Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib | Anandpur Sahib | birthplace of the Khalsa,here Guru Gobind Singh baptized 5 sikhs |
| 4 | Damadama Sahib | Bathinda | Guru Gobind Singhji stayed here for 9 months and he worked on the Adi Granth. |
| 5 | Quila Mubarak (Palace) | Patiala | palace was built by Maharaja Ala Singh in 1764 |
| 6 | Jagatjit Palace | 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 |
| 7 | Jallianwala Bagh(Historical Site) | 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. |
| 8 | 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 | Nick Name |
| 1 | Amritsar | City of Golden Temple, Holy City |
| 2 | Patiala | Royal City |
Sport Stadiums:
| Sl.No. | Stadium | Sport-Purpose | City |
| 1 | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium | multi-purpose stadium | Jalandhar |
| 2 | International Hockey Stadium | Hockey | Mohali |
| 3 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium(Bindra Stadium) | Cricket | Mohali |
Constituency of Cabinet Ministers:
| Sl.No. | Name | Constituency | Ministry |
| 1 | Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Bhatinda | Food Processing Industries. |
(95)
You May Also Like
-
Dec 1, 2025
-
Dec 1, 2025
-
Nov 24, 2025
-
Nov 24, 2025