Sankosh River

The confluence of the phase Chhu (right) and Mo Chhu ( left) to the Puna Tsang Chhu at Punakha Dzong

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The Puna Tsang Chhu is a Sankosh than in the Brahmaputra opens Direction, springing in the Bhutanese Himalayas river.

Course

The Puna Tsang result from the union of the Pha Mo Chhu Chhu with the near Punakha. Since these headwater streams, which drain a wide area of the West and the center of the country between the Chomolhari and the Kula Kangri, are vulnerable to glacier runs, occurs in the region of the middle run frequently to flooding. The very low-lying and wide valley between Punakha and Wangdue Phodrang is one of the agricultural centers of the country. The valley, which narrows south of Wangdue Phodrang, Wangdue - Tsirang follows the road over long distances.

At Wangdue Phodrang the Dang Chhu flows a further east flowing tributaries are the springing in the Black Mountains Ma Chhu and Hara Chhu. Near the village Kalikhola the river crosses the border with the Indian state of Assam, from where it will flow to the Brahmaputra under the name Sankosh.

The system of the Puna Tsang Chhu drains an area of about 10,000 km ², making it the second most important river system of Bhutan, the average discharge is about 55 m³ / s