River Sutlej , the most important of the five major tributaries of the Indus system enters India near Shipkila and literally cuts the Greater Himalayan belt of Kinnaur in the center, carving in the process spectacular gorges.

So dramatic is the land that on one side there are dense forests, fruit orchards and lush green valleys, while on the other, rugged and barren mountains and miles and miles of high altitude desert.

Travelers to the Himachal Pradesh region of the Indian Himalaya will be awed by mountain scenery and the lack of major tourism