[citation needed] The Kishanganga River originates from Krishansar lake[5] in the vicinity of Sonamarg, area of Ganderbal district in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and runs northwards to Badoab village in Tulail Valley where it meets a tributary from the Dras side.

It enters Pakistani administered territory of Azad Kashmir in the Gurez sector of the Line of Control.

Then it bends northwest again, making a wide arc to join the Jhelum River in Muzaffarabad.

It is one of the most attractive tourists places, like Swat and Chitral, but due to poor road system is yet veiled to the outside world.

This area was badly affected by the 2005 earthquake and was cut off from the outside world as the roads and paths were filled with rubble.

The most famous among the different variety of fish found in Neelum River are:[9] In the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the construction work on the 330 MW Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant project has started, after being defunct for eighteen years.

[12] Similarly, Pakistan is constructing the 969 MW Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant; the country has placed the project in the hands of a Chinese consortium.

[10] Pakistan claims that the Indian dam project will violate the Indus Waters Treaty and has pursued formal arbitration proceedings against India over the matter.