Know Your State #015 Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir 

Establishment Year

• 26 October 1947

Capital

1. Jammu (October–March)
2. Srinagar (March–October)

Tourism Slogan

• Chalo Kashmir

Number of District

• 22

Official Language

• Urdu 

High Court

• Jammu and Kashmir High Court

Chief Justice

• Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar

Governor

• Narinder Nath Vohra

CM

• Mehbooba Mufti (JKPDP)

Literacy

• 66.7%

Airport

1. Jammu Airport
2. Kargil Airport
3. Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport
4. Srinagar International Airport
5. Tribe

Folk dance

• Dumhal

Animal

• Hangul

Bird

• Black necked Crane

Flower

• Lotus

Tree

• Chinar tree

Festival

• Kashmiri Pandit festival

Lake

1. Anchar Lake
2. Dal Lake
3. Manasbal Lake
4. Mansar Lake
5. Pangong Tso
6. Sheshnag Lake
7. Tso Moriri
8. Wular Lake

River

1. Bringhi River
2. Chenab River
3. Ravi River
4. Doda River
5. Sind River
6. Indus River
7. Jhelum River
8. Neelum River
9. Zanskar River

Dam

1. Salal Dam
2. Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant
3. Chutak Hydroelectric Plant
4. Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Plant
5. Pakal Dul Dam
6. Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
7. Uri- II Dam
8. Baglihar Dam

Waterfall

• Aharbal Falls

Wildlife Sanctuary

1. Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Lachipora
3. Overa-Aru
4. Kanji Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary
7. Baltal
8. Surinsar-Mansar
9. Tongri

Gas Based Power plant

• Pampore Gas Turbine Station

Diesel Engine Power Station

1. Bemina Diesel Power Station
2. Leh Diesel Power Station
3. Upper Sindh Diesel Power Station
4. Kamah Diesel Power Station

Hydroelectric Power Station

1. Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
2. Uri Hydroelectric Project
3. Dulhasti
4. Sewa
5. Nimmo-Bazgo
6. Chutak
7. Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project