Puna Tsang Chhu

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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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mangde Chhu 2
Puna Tsang Chhu canonical 2
Puna Tsang Chu 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Puna Tsang Chu
linked to: Puna Tsang Chhu

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

Wangdue Phodrang
region Himalayas
supports agriculture
hydropower projects
local livelihoods
tributaryOf Brahmaputra River
linked to: Brahmaputra
usedFor electricity generation
fishing
irrigation

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhutan majorRiver Puna Tsang Chhu
Puna Tsang Chhu alsoKnownAs Puna Tsang Chu
linked to: Puna Tsang Chhu
Trongsa District traversedBy Mangde Chhu
linked to: Puna Tsang Chhu
Trongsa District hasMajorRiver Mangde Chhu
linked to: Puna Tsang Chhu
Wangdue Phodrang District hasMajorRiver Puna Tsang Chhu