Natural Resources

Water

---Chenab is a 1,086 kilometres (675 mi) long river which originates from Chandra Taal in the Lahul & Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh in India where it is  known as Chandrabhaga after the two tributaries Chandra and Bhaga join at Tandi in Lahul & Spiti district and acquires the name Chenab when it  enters Jammu and Kashmir near Kishtwar in India. After cutting across the Pir Panjal Range, it enters the Sialkot District in the Pakistan. Here the Marala  Barrage was built across the river in 1968 with a maximum discharge of 1.1 million ft³/s (31,000 m³/s). Two major water channels originate at the Marala  headworks; the Marala ravi link canal and the Upper Chenab Canal. Proposals are under consideration to build Mangla Marala Link Canal to overcome any shortage of water in future.

 

Mountains

---Sialkot Mountains of Jammu and Kashmir is yet another treat for nature lovers that add to the assets of beautiful Pakistan. Sialkot is a city located in north east of Punjab. Although Sialkot is known for its industrial importance, the beauty of Sialkot is much of a treat to eye. A major asset to beautiful Pakistan is its mountains. Sialkot lies just next to the perimeters of great mountains of Jammu and Kashmir. This whole wetland panorama, located about 20 km from Sialkot with the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir in the background, is popularly known as Headmarala.
 
 

Wildlife

---The Bajwat Wildlife Sanctuary in Sialkot protects a complex of natural riverine habitats along the Chenab River and two of its tributaries, extending up to the border with India. Its total area of 5,400 hectares (13,000 acres) provides protection for waterfowl, as well as a variety of mammals including hog deer and nilgai. Scientists have recorded 110 species of birds on the site. The most common are species of the family Motacillidae. The sanctuary is in the Sialkot District.