Pandoh Lake in Himachal Pradesh

Pandoh Lake, 1,360 m high with deep blue water, is on the Mandi-Kullu road ( National Highway 21) and is 25 km from Mandi. It is a long and narrow lake and is the result of Pandoh Dam, which is across the Beas River and whose main purpose is to divert the river for power generation.

Water sports activities on commercial basis are available for tourists from October to May every year.

White Water rafting

If adventure is your love and you are looking for some highly enthralling water sports, then river rafting in Himachal Pradesh comes as an excellent option for you. River Rafting, also known as White Water Rafting has gained high popularity in last few years in Himachal Pradesh and you can enjoy to the maximum extent in the rivers of the state and do other activities also.

During summer season, the melting snow on Himalayas fill the Himachal rivers with enough water and also provide them high speed that is suitable for taking up the river rafting expedition. Besides, the snow-fed rivers of Himachal Pradesh also offer easy to tough challenges to the river-rafting enthusiasts. The main commercial rafting river in the state is the Beas, which begins near Manali and flows through Kullu before reaching the Pandoh Dam. The Beas river provides Grade IV and V rapids.

Beas Sutlej Link

Beas Sutlej Link Project is the largest tunneling project in the country. It comprises of 13.1 Kms. Tunnel of 25 ft. dia meters, through which water is taken from Pandoh reservoir up to the Baggi Control Works. This tunnel is capable of carrying 9500 cs. water. The construction of tunnel involved excavation of over 1.31 million cyd. of rock and 0.55 million cyd. of concrete lining.

Content last updated in January 2023. Travel with confidence with Sunrsie Himachal Packages from Sunrise Holidays Shimla.