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The Lidder or Liddar ( Kashmiri: لیٔدٕر, IPA: /lʲədɨr/, ) is a river situated in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir,
The river originates from Kolhoi Glacier near Sonamarg and gives rise to Lidder Valley. It runs southwards through the alpine meadows of ''Lidderwat'' in the region of Aru, from which it got its name. It covers before reaching Pahalgam where it joins the major tributary of the East Lidder from Sheshnag Lake. It then runs westwards until it meets the Jehlum River at Mirgund Khanabal near
India
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. It originates from the Kolahoi Glacier and feeds the Jhelum River in Mirgund Khanabal, at an altitude of .
Etymology
''Lidder'' is a corruption of the localSanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
name ''Lambodari'' (लम्बोदरी) meaning 'long bellied goddess'.
Geography
The river originates from Kolhoi Glacier near Sonamarg and gives rise to Lidder Valley. It runs southwards through the alpine meadows of ''Lidderwat'' in the region of Aru, from which it got its name. It covers before reaching Pahalgam where it joins the major tributary of the East Lidder from Sheshnag Lake. It then runs westwards until it meets the Jehlum River at Mirgund Khanabal near Anantnag
Anantnag ( ; ), also called Islamabad ( ; ), is the administrative headquarters of Anantnag district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "admi ...
. It has crystal blue-coloured water and Pahalgam is situated in the center of Lidder Valley.
Economy
The waters of the river are mainly used forirrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) 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 bee ...
purposes through different canals and as drinking water processed by water treatment plants. There are many different varieties of fish present in the river and a fisheries plant has been built on the banks of the river. The major types of fish found in the river are the river trout (''Salmo trutta fario'') and rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributary, tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an Fish migration#Classification, ...
(''Oncorhynchus mykiss'').
References
External links
* {{Hydrography of Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir Indus basin