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  Ghaggar-Hakra River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ghaggar is a seasonal river in India, flowing when water is available from monsoon rains.
The wide river bed of the Ghaggar river suggest that the river once flowed in great strength, and that it formerly continued through eastern Pakistan in the presently dry channel of the Hakra River, possibly emptying into the Rann of Kutch.
The beforehand narrow Ghaggar river bed itself is becoming suddenly wider at the conjunction where the Sutlej should have met the Ghaggar river.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ghaggar_River   (1447 words)

  
 Sarasvati River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is also a small present-day Saraswati River that joins the Ghaggar river and appears to be one of the branches of the ancient river.
There are Indus Valley Civilization archaeological sites on the Ghaggar and its continuation, but not further downstream than Bahawalpur province of Pakistan, as if the water could not be relied on for irrigation any further downstream.
The distance between the Harahvaiti and the Ghaggar (and its tributary, still called Sarasvati today) is some 600 km, and it was suggested that the name was reassigned after the Indo-Aryans had reached the Punjab, thus tracing the route of the Indo-Aryan migration.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vedic_Sarasvati_River   (1548 words)

  
 Ghaggar River
The Saraswati flows into the Ghaggar, in Haryana.
The dried-out channel of the river continues into Pakistan where it is known as the Hakra River.
The rivers are often identified as the Vedic Saraswati River.
www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/g/gh/ghaggar_river.html   (152 words)

  
 Ghaggar River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The (additional info and facts about Saraswati) Saraswati flows into the Ghaggar, in (additional info and facts about Haryana) Haryana.
The dried-out channel of the river continues into (A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) Pakistan where it is known as the (additional info and facts about Hakra River) Hakra River.
The rivers are often identified by Hindu Nationalists as the (additional info and facts about Vedic Saraswati River) Vedic Saraswati River.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gh/ghaggar_river.htm   (193 words)

  
 On the Identity and Chronology of the Rigvedic River Sarasvati
While the identification of the Sarasvati of the later texts with the present-day Ghaggar is retained, arguments are given in support of the identification of the original Sarasvati with the Helmand in south Afghanistan, having the original Yamuna and Ganga as its tributaries.
It is also a long established belief that the Ghaggar is identical with the Sarasvati of literary texts; the Old Ghaggar with the naditama Sarasvati and the present-day Ghaggar with the Vinasana Sarasvati of the later texts.
The Ghaggar was the lifeline of the Harappans.
www.class.uidaho.edu /ngier/306/contrasarav.htm   (4286 words)

  
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Ghaggar which reached the Hakra branch in Bahawalpur, is traditionally identified with the Sarasvati river.
Ghag­gar, the Sursuti and the Chi­ tang were also the tributaries of Sind­Sagar or Wahindah or Hakra...
the rivers Ghaggar, Sarasvati, Markanda and Chautang all rise from the Siwalik Hills and are non­perennial.
www.geocities.com /ravi_sans/indus_sarasvati.htm   (8280 words)

  
 Saraswati - The ancient holy river of Haryana - Kunal - Ghaggar - Vedic - India
Saraswati then followed the course of Ghaggar through Rajasthan and Hakra in Bhawalpur before emptying into the Rann of Kutch via Nara in Sindh province, running parallel to the Indus River.
It has been established that the river Saraswati, carrying the waters of three perennial and numerous seasonal rivers, was a mighty river in the Vedic times.
The present dried bed of the Ghaggar was thus part of a major river, anciently known as Saraswati.
www.haryana-online.com /saraswati.htm   (424 words)

  
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the rivers Ghaggar, Sarasvati, Markanda and Chautang all rise from the Siwalik Hills and are non-perennial.
The sharp westward right-angled bend in the course of Satluj is suggestive of its diversion in the past, as at the point of river capture or stream diversion similar elbows develop...
These two terminal channels of the Ghaggar seem to disappear in a depression which is suggested by salt encrustation and the physiography of the area...
sanskrit.gde.to /all_txt/sarasvati.txt   (8134 words)

  
 PIB Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Ghaggar River Basin is a narrow one, draining the areas of Himachal, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
The Committee was to accord clearance to individual schemes in the Ghaggar basin keeping in view the relevance from an inter-state angle and also lay down priorities for their implementation.
Shri Simranjit Singh Mann, MP from Punjab raised the issue of pollution in Ghaggar River and emphasised the necessity of an Action Plan for abatement of pollution in Ghaggar river.
pib.nic.in /archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmay2003/20052003/r2005200313.html   (653 words)

  
 Questionable agendas and assertions
It is known now that a number of Harappan sites existed on the banks of the Ghaggar river system, which rises in the Shivalik ranges and flows through Haryana and Raja sthan before entering Pakistan, where it is known as the Hakra.
The Ghaggar has long since run dry and is now little more than a rainwater drain for the Shivaliks.
One of the minor rivulets of the Ghaggar system is known to this day as the Sarsuti, providing ideologically inspired archaeologists with the basis to read a Vedic provenance for Harappan sites discovered on its banks.
www.flonnet.com /fl1723/17231180.htm   (1635 words)

  
 Ghaggar flowing above danger mark
Water level in the Ghaggar crossed the danger mark of 750 feet last night and this morning it was recorded at 750.9 feet.
He said that no village population had been affected by the floods in the Ghaggar and hoped that the water may start receding tonight if there was no rain in the catchment areas.
According to experts, although there are two acquaducts provided for safe disposal of Ghaggar water across the Bhakra Main Line Canal (BMI) at RD 460 and at RD 455, the entire thrust is on RD 460 because the level of RD 455 is higher.
www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19980925/26851764.html   (875 words)

  
 Geography of Haryana - Map, Shivaliks, Ghaggar, Yamuna, Aravali Saraswati, Markanda, Morni - India
Ghaggar Yamuna Plain: It is divided into 2 parts - the higher one is called 'Bangar' and the lower one 'Khadar'.
The river Ghaggar is its main seasonal river.
A seasonal stream like the Ghaggar, it originates from the lower Shivalik hills and enters Haryana near Ambala.
www.haryana-online.com /geography.htm   (844 words)

  
 LEADER ARTICLE<BR>The Vedic Void: Understanding the Past Through Science- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Between Ghaggar and the present-day Satluj, there are a number of braids which probably are a result of the upheaval.
Waters from Satluj and Yamuna would have made lower Ghaggar a mighty river but in its upper reaches it would still be as inconsequential as it is today.
It should be possible to determine with reasonable accuracy the epoch(s) when Satluj and Yamuna moved away from lower Ghaggar and when the latter reached its present pitiable state.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/780934.cms   (930 words)

  
 Ghaggar River - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ghaggar River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Ghaggar River - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ghaggar River.
Here you will find more informations about Ghaggar River.
The rivers are often identified by Hindu Nationalists as the Vedic Saraswati River.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Ghaggar-River.html   (230 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
Besides this, cracks had developed in the defence bundh constructed to ensure the Ghaggar did not endanger the Narwana branch canal at RD 150.
A breach of around 30 feet had occurred on the Ghaggar near Rasoli village resulting in water entering the village.
A defence bundh built on the Narwana branch to prevent water from the Ghaggar from hitting the canal and endangering it, had also developed cracks.
www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010719/main5.htm   (621 words)

  
 Sarasvati River: Ancient courses in Sindh, Rann of Kutch and Gujarat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The prevailing confusion in respect of the western extension of Sarasvati beyond Anupgarh, is due o the presence of the dry bed of Ghaggar, which further west is lost in the sands.
The area near Anupgarh and Nohar on the Ghaggar river was noted by Katy F. Bahawalpur’s alluvial grounds are cluttered with a number of depressions and palaeochannels of dried-up river beds of the Hakra system.
Hakra and Nara were the bed of the mythical Sarasvati which was fed by the Ghaggar and by the source river of the present Sutlej before the old Sutlej lost its hydrographic independence and became a tributary of the Indus.
www.hindunet.org /saraswati/kach/rannofkutch1.html   (13089 words)

  
 Flood Management In Ghaggar Basin- Times Foundation - Indiatimes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Ghaggar River Basin is a narrow one, draining the areas of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
It is in this context that a decision was taken to prepare a Master Plan for Ghaggar Basin and as a follow-up, a Sub-Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Engineer (Flood Management), CWC and comprising representatives of the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan was constituted.
In compliance of the above, a meeting of Ghaggar Standing Committee was held on 29th November, 2002 in which MPs having their constituencies in Ghaggar basin from all the co-basin States were invited.
timesfoundation.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-5719,prtpage-1.cms   (631 words)

  
 Yamuna, Rivers In India
The river Ghaggar, a river of the northern India is India's main seasonal river.
The Ghaggar rises in the Shivalik Range, northwestern Himachal Pradesh, and flows about 200 miles (320 km) southwest through Pinjore in the state of Haryana, where it receives the Saraswati River.
The Ghaggar was probably once an affluent of the Indus River.
www.indiantravelportal.com /haryana/rivers/ghaggar.html   (166 words)

  
 Saraswati
To begin with, the Sarasvati is identified with the Ghaggar or the Hakra.
The river is called the Ghaggar in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, and the Hakra beyond the Indian border in Pakistan.
The Hakra of the Ghaggar basin is only one of several areas which show the earliest elements of the Harappan culture.
www.geocities.com /Indianfascism/fascism/saraswati.htm   (4118 words)

  
 Proposed plan for Satluj-Ghaggar-Yamuna-Jojari-Luni-Sabarmati River link channels
In first stage Ghaggar channel, in second stage Yamuna channel and finally the third stage Sabarmati link channel can be made and complete the whole plan.
This flood water goes waste through the Ghaggar and the Yamuna river respectively into Pakistan and the Bay of Bengal.
Ghaggar Link Channel: The arid and semi arid regions of Rajasthan and Gujarat state can get many million cubic meters of water through proper management and diversion of Himalayan water.
www.gisdevelopment.net /application/nrm/water/watershed/mi03167pf.htm   (1736 words)

  
 Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization (c. 3000 B.C.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
delineation of the palaeochannels of the Satluj, the Yamuna and the Ghaggar to trace the `lost' Sarasvati.
The Ghaggar continued to be a live river during the pre-Harappan (c.
Lower down on the Hakra the main change was due to the Sutlej having in late prehistoric times abandoned the bed which before had joined the Ghaggar: the result of a law affecting all rivers whose course lies over alluvial plains...
www.ucl.ac.uk /~ucgadkw/members/indus.html   (9911 words)

  
 Haryana plans pipeline to tap Ghaggar water   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
With ever-increasing population, the level of ground water has been going down over the years, compelling the authorities to look for alternative sources of water.
After the efforts of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to tap Ghaggar waters by building a dam failed, it has plans to bring water from the river through pipes to the water filtration plant in Sector 1 here, according to sources.
HUDA’s earlier proposal to build a dam on Ghaggar failed to see the light of day as a colony came up in the area the dam was to be built.
cities.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=128531   (394 words)

  
 http://pr4u.com
Around this time the Ghaggar ceased to be a major river and now terminates in the desert.
Most of the studies have the same opinion with the palaeochannels of the Sarasvati coinciding with the bed of present day Ghaggar and believe that the Satluj along with the Yamuna once flowed into the present Ghaggar riverbed.
It is postulated that the Sutlej is the main tributary of the Ghaggar and that subsequently the tectonic movements might have forced the Satluj westwards, the Yamuna eastwards and the Ghaggar dried.
pr4u.bravehost.com   (656 words)

  
 WELCOME TO FARM NEWS FROM PUNJAB - A GREAT STATE OF INDIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Congress was defeated but the Ghaggar continues to bring misery and misfortune to people.
In fact, the turbulent behaviour of the Ghaggar has made the farmers settled on its banks shift to single-crop pattern.
Near Khanauri Mandi the Ghaggar has been a cause of bitterness between the district administrations of Sangrur and Patiala.
www.datelinepunjab.com /html/farmnews.html   (5519 words)

  
 Ghaggar my priority -- Parneet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Every monsoon the river floods and spells miserly for the people living in the Shutrana area, she said.
The matter of canalisation of the Ghaggar was pending with the Punjab government and she would do her best to have the project executed on priority, she said.
Kaur said she would undertake a tour of the constituency in the next two months and only after that would she draw up a schedule of things to be done.
www.indianexpress.com /ie/daily/19991009/ige09121.html   (405 words)

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