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Sundus
Sundus is the name of a village which is located on the left bank (right bank when going upstream) of Indus river at Skardu Baltistan in Pakistan. It was formerly known as Tsongdus (a Balti word) meaning commercial center which suggests that the place might have served as trading hub for local people in ancient times. Presently Sundus is a thriving village with a population of about 1000 people. Hargisa (a medium size natural/fresh water course) starting from Ltingbu (a medium size water reservoir) flows through the length of Sundus and falls into Indus river in winter season while during summer Hargisa starts to flow from Sadpara Lake some 10 km away and above Ltingbu due to snow melt. In the past Hargisa would teem with various kinds of fish, water fowls and other wild lives. Now because of increasing/burgeoning urbanisation and pollution, these species are becoming rare there. First ever veterinary department in Baltistan was founded at Sundus in which my father Mr. Fida Muhammad Baigcho took part as a founding member and became a permanent employee and served his whole life there. First ever solar electricity generation unit in Baltistan was also founded there at Sundus, which I have personally visited several times. Sundus residents have water share from Sadpara lake for irrigation purposes. Sundus people have summer pasture lands adjacent to it and at Deosai plain adjacent to Sadpara village. In distant past Rgialu Stralbu Khar (palaces of then supernatural kings) were located in Sundus Biananaqpo which were destroyed in wars and floods before Chotus but during Hlatus.