Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Indus River rises in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China from a perennial spring known as Sênggê Kanbab or Lion's Mouth. This source sits near the sacred Mount Kailash and is marked by a long line of Tibetan chortens.
Major cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation emerged around 3300 BC representing some of the largest human habitations of the ancient world. Harappa and Mohenjo-daro stand as the most prominent urban centers among over 1,052 discovered settlements.
The English word Indus derives from Late Latin Indus in 1598 which itself came from classical Latin referring to an inhabitant of India or the River Indus. Ancient Greek sources called it I ndos meaning inhabitant of India or Indian tracing back to Achaemenian Old Persian hindu denoting an eastern province of the Persian Empire.
The Indus Basin Irrigation System stands as the largest contiguous irrigation system developed over the past 140 years anywhere in the world. Modern canals were first introduced by the British East India Company in 1850 accompanied by restoration of older systems including the Guddu Barrage and Sukkur Barrage.
According to the World Wildlife Fund approximately 1,816 individuals remain making it one of the most threatened cetaceans globally. Habitat degradation from dam construction and canals threatens these animals alongside entanglement in fishing gear and industrial pollution.