The Lidder or Liddar ( ur, , translit=liddar, sa, लम्बोदरी, translit=Lambodarī) is a river situated in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It originates from the Kolahoi Glacier and feeds the

Jhelum River The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...

in Mirgund Khanabal, at an altitude of .

Etymology

''Lidder'' is a corruption of the local

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

name ''Lambodari'' (लम्बोदरी) meaning 'long bellied goddess'.

Geography

Natural view of Jammu and Kashmir at Betaab Valley

Lidder river originates from

Kolhoi Glacier Kolahoi Peak (locally called 'Gashe-braer' meaning the goddess of light) is a mountain with a peak elevation of located in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The mountain is the highest mountain in Kashmir Division. Kolahoi Peak is e ...

near

Sonamarg Sonamarg () or Sonmarg (), known as Sonamarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a hill station located in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located about 62 Kilometers from Ganderbal Town and northeast of the capital city, Srina ...

and gives rise to

Lidder Valley The Lidder Valley or Liddar ValleyKaul, Manmohan N., ''Glacial and Fluvial Geomorphology of Western Himalaya,'' South Asia Books, 1990, p. 23, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, is a Himalayan sub-valley that forms the southea ...

. It runs southwards through the alpine meadows of ''Lidderwat'' in region of Aru, from which it got its name. It covers before reaching

Pahalgam Pahalgam (), known as Pahalgom (; in Kashmiri) is a town and a notified area committee, near Anantnag city in the Anantnag district of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a popular tourist destination and hill ...

where it the major tributary of East Lidder from Sheshnag Lake. It then runs westwards until it meets the

Jehlum River The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...

at Mirgund Khanabal near

Anantnag Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of 53 kilometres (33 miles) from the u ...

. It has crystal blueish water and Pahalgam is situated in the center of

Economy

The waters of the river are mainly used for

irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has been devel ...

purpose through different canals and drinking through water treatment plants. There are many different varieties of fishes present in the river and a fisheries plant has been built on the banks of the river. Major types of fishes found in Lidder River are Brown trout (''Salmo trutta fario'') and Rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'').

References

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* {{Hydrography of Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir Indus basin Rivers of India