रावी नदी

[[chitr:Ravi-River.jpg|ravi nadi, chanba, himachal pradesh|thumb|250px]]

ravi nadi / parushani
ravi nadi, pashchimottar bharat aur poorvottar pakistan mean bahane vali ek nadi hai. yah un paanch nadiyoan mean se ek, jinase panjab (paanch nadiyoan ka pradesh) ka nam p da. yah himachal pradesh mean vrihad himalay se nikalati hai evan pashchim-pashchimottar mean chanba nagar se hoti huee jammoo-kashmir ki sima par dakshin-pashchim ki or mu d jati hai. isake bad yah nadi pakistani panjab mean pravesh karane se pahale pakistani sima ke sath-sath 80 kimi se adhik doori tak bahati hai. yah lahaur se hokar bahati huee kamaliya ke nikat pashchim ki or mu d jati hai aur lagabhag 725 kimi ke bad ahamadapur siyal ke dakshin mean chinab nadi mean mil jati hai.

ravi nadi ke jal ka sichaee ke lie upayog sampoorn pravah kshetr mean kiya jata hai. bharatiy panjab ke uttari chhor par madhopur mean prarambhik biandu vali oopari bari (ba byas, ri-ravi) doab nahar 1878-1879 mean banakar taiyar huee thi. yah ravi ke poorv ke b de hisse ko sianchaee ki suvidha pradan karati hai, jisaki sahayak naharean pakistan tak vistarit hai.

pauranik adhar

[[chitr:Ravi-River-1.jpg|thumb|250px|ravi nadi, lahaur]] pauranik adhar par nimn batean haian:-

• ravi ka pauranik tatha vaidik nam parushani ya iravati bhi hai.
• 'ravi' iravati ka hi apabhransh hai. isaka vaidik nam parushni tha. 'ira' ka arth madira ya svadisht pey hai.
• mahabharat mean isaki vitasta aur any nadiyoan ke sath pariganit kiya gaya hai-

'iravati' vitasta ch payoshnian devikamapi'.

• mahabharat mean bhi isi prakar ullekh hai-

'iravati vitasta ch siandhurdevanadi tatha.'

• grik lekhakoan ne iravati ko 'hiyaravatij' likha hai.