Chenab Valley

This article is about the term used for some parts of Jammu Division in Jammu and Kashmir, India. For the watershed, see Chenab river.
Chenab Valley
Chenab valley
Chenab River at Ramban
Nicknames: 
Chenab-belt, Chenab region
Country India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
Lok Sabha constituencyUdhampur-Doda Lok Sabha Constituency
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Jammu and Kashmir
Area
 • Total11,885 km2 (4,589 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Total924,345
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Languages
 • Spoken
List
Districts
Public Works (R&B) DepartmentChenab Zone[2]
Department of ForestChenab Circle[3]

Chenab Valley is a loosely-defined controversial term[clarification needed][4] sometimes used to refer to parts of the Jammu Division in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The term is used to refer to the present-day districts of Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, and, at times, Reasi and parts of Udhampur and Kathua.[5] The first three districts used to be part of a single former district called Doda, which was created in 1948 out of the eastern parts of Udhampur district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and are sometimes collectively referred to as the Doda belt.[6][a][7] The term is seen to be aimed at a communal break-up of the Jammu Division and iteration of Kashmiri Muslim irredentism.[8][9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference newsclick-july-2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Chenab, Pir Panjal among six new zones as J&K Government Orders Restructuring Of R&B Department". The Chenab Times. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ "CF Chenab Circle convenes coordination meeting at Batote". Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ Kumar 2023, pp. 290–292.
  5. ^ Behera 2006, p. 130.
  6. ^ Chowdhary 2019, p. 51.
  7. ^ "THROUGH THE PIR PANJAL". The Hindu. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ Behera 2006, pp. 136–137.
  9. ^ Kumar 2023, p. 291.


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