The River Jindi, also known as ''Kot'' and ''Manzari Baba'', begins in the hills of

Malakand Agency The Malakand Agency ( ps, ملاکنډ ایجنسيۍ) was one of the agencies in the North West Frontier Province of British India and later of Pakistan until 2010. It included the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat, and an area around ...

, in the northern district of

Charsadda Chārsadda ( ps, چارسده; ; ur, ; ) is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

, in

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. During the early months of each year, the River Jindi has a very limited water supply, but the summer months bring with them much needed

rain Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water ...

to water the area. As the river proceeds downstream, the local people use

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

s, similar to the Warsak Dam on the Kabul River, to take out water 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 ...

; therefore, the amount of water flowing downstream decreases. The area surrounding the Kabul and Jindi rivers is one of the largest irrigated areas within Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.Atlas of Pakistan, 1990 This coupled with an exponentially growing population alludes to problems in the future. The River Jindi used to have enough water to sustain the surrounding area, but over the last few years, due to the environmental changes including massive

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s and rising global temperatures, the river does not. This, coupled with growing

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of the water, is making the ability to acquire fresh clean water detrimental to the area and its surrounding population. The river passes through other villages like Spankharo, Prang Ghar, Palay, Umerzai, Turangzai, Utmanzai and then through one of the

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of Charsadda Tangi, and it meets with the

Swat River The Swat River ( ur, , ps, سوات سیند) is a perennial river in the northern region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The river's source is in the high glacial valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains, where it then flows into the s ...

south of Charsadda at Baberra.

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jendi is becoming a visiting center nowadays. There is a main bridge on this river at Jendi bazaar made during British rule on this area. There are also some fish centers on the bank of this river. The fish found in Jendi river are of strange kinds therefore, jendi is a fish hunting center for the whole district of charsadda. Local people often come in the evening and enjoy the beautiful natural scenes. Tributaries of the Indus River Indus basin Rivers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rivers of Pakistan {{Pakistan-river-stub