Jadh Ganga, ( hi, जाध गंगा) also called Jahnavi River is a tributary of

Bhagirathi The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hind ...

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state of

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Course

Jadh Ganga rises, north of

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, from Lambi glacier where the river is known as Lambi Gad (Lambi river). This area administered by India lies near the

LAC Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...

, the disputed defacto border between India and China, which is also claimed by China as part of

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. Lambi Gad flows from south to north, and after it takes a westward turn it is called the Mendi Gad ('Mendi river, also Mana Gad or Mana river). The Mendi Gad, while continuing west, at around 3 km converges with a south-to-north flowing rivulet which originates from the ''Surali Bamak'' glacier in the south, at further ~2 km converges with a south-to-north flowing rivulet which originates from the ''Tara Bamak'' glacier in the south, at further ~2 km converges with a south-to-north flowing Gull Gad (Gull river) which originates from the ''Mana Bamak'' glacier in the south, at further ~8 km converges with a northeast-to-southwest flowing Nilapani Gad (Nilapani river) which originates from the ''Nilapani Bamal'' glacier in the northeast. After this confluence of point Mendi Gad and Nilapani Gad, the ''Mendi Gad'' is known as the ''Nilapani Gad'', which continues another ~5 km west and converges with the northeast-to-southwest flowing Jadhang Gad (Jadhang river) at '' Naga''. Sites along the Jadhang River are

Jadhang Sang (Jadhang) is a small hilly village in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India, and claimed by Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China. A tributary of the Jadh Ganga, itself an important tributary of the Bhagirathi River, flows thr ...

(Sang), Pulam Sumdo,

Jadhang peak Sang (Jadhang) is a small hilly village in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India, and claimed by Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China. A tributary of the Jadh Ganga, itself an important tributary of the Bhagirathi River, flows thro ...

(5290 m), Sonam peak, (5262 m), Tirpani,

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, Tsangchok, and Sumla near LAC. After the Naga, the river is known as Jadh Ganga till it exits

Nelang Nelang or Nilang is a river valley of the Himalayas, containing a small eponymous village, in the Uttarkashi District of the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is close to the disputed Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control (LAC), and hence is also ...

valley, after which it is also known as the Jahanvi River. The Jahanvi River (Gadh Ganga) then converges with the

Bhagirathi River The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...

Bhaironghati Bhaironghati is a small settlement at the juncture of the Jadh Ganga and Bhagirathi Rivers in the mountains of northern India. It is located in the Uttarkashi district of the Indian state Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known ...

just west of Gangotri.

Territory dispute

The valley of Jadh Ganga is claimed by China. The Indians control the whole extent of Jadh Ganga. Some of the villages in the area are Sang,

and

, which all lie in the valley of the Jadh Ganga.

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Territory dispute

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