<P> The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is the section of the Himalayas within India, spanning the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, as well as the hill regions of two states - Assam and West Bengal . The region is responsible for providing water to a large part of the Indian subcontinent and contains varied flora and fauna . </P> <P> The IHR physiographically, starting from the foothills of south (Siwaliks), this mountain range extends up to Tibetan plateau on the north (Trans - Himalaya). Three major geographical entities, the Himadri (greater Himalaya), Himanchal (lesser Himalaya) and the Siwaliks (outer Himalaya) extending almost uninterrupted throughout its length, are separated by major geological fault lines . Mighty but older streams like the Indus, Sutlej, Kali, Kosi and Brahmaputra have cut through steep gorges to escape into the Great Plains and have established their antecedence . </P> <P> The northernmost range of mountains are the Karakoram Mountains that continue into Pakistan and China . To the south of the Karakoram Range lies the Zaskar Ranges . Parallel to the Zaskar Ranges lie the Pir Panjal Ranges . These three mountain ranges lie parallel to each other in the north - western part of India, most of its area lying in the state of Jammu and Kashmir as its capital Srinagar, too . </P> <P> Some of the highest mountains on earth are found in the region . Many rivers considered holy like the Ganga and Yamuna flow from the Himalayas . </P>

Pir panjal is a part of trans himalaya