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  Ghaggar River in Haryana,Famous Ghaggar River,Haryana Ghaggar River
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.
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  Ghaggar River - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Ghaggar is a seasonal river in India, flowing when water is available from monsoon rains.
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.
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 Sarasvati River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And some Rig-vedic verses (6.61.2) indicate that the Sarasvati river originated in the high Himalayas like the ancient "Sarasvati-Sutlej" river where she could "burst with her strong waves the ridges of the hills", and not merely in the Himalayan foothills like the present-day Sarasvati-Ghaggar river.
A river flowing into an aggrading flood plain tends to gradually build up with silt the land round its course, until at the next big flood the river finds it easier to flow into lower land further away from its old course.
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.
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 Ghaggar-Hakra River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 disappearance of the river may have been caused by earthquakes which may have led to the redirection of its tributaries.
The beforehand narrow Ghaggar river bed itself is becoming suddenly wider at the conjunction where the Sutlej should have met the Ghaggar river.
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 Saraswati - Ancient holy river of Haryana - Kunal - Ghaggar - Vedic - India
Saraswati River is believed to have drained the north and northwest region of India, including Haryana and Punjab, in ancient times, supporting a large number of settlements.
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.
As of today, a part of the river exists as Ghaggar in Haryana; the rest of it has disappeared in the fringes of the desert of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Sindh.
haryana-online.com /saraswati.htm   (460 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.
In its transition from the naditama to the Vinasana to a mythical river, the Sarasvati traces the stepwise history of the Indo-Aryan migrations from Afghanistan to the Ganga plain.
The Ghaggar was the lifeline of the Harappans.
www.class.uidaho.edu /ngier/306/contrasarav.htm   (4286 words)

  
 Haryana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The river Yamuna acts as the eastern boundary between Haryana and the states of Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh.
Seasonal rivers like Ghaggar River, Markanda, Tangri, Sahibi etc pass through the state.
Haryana is situated in the north between 27 deg 37' to 30 deg 35' latitude and between 74 deg 28' to 77 deg 36' longitude.
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 Uttaranchal Information Centre
Already Oldham wrote that the Ghaggar river "was formerly the Saraswati; that name is still known amongst the people, and the famous fortress of Sarasuti or Saraswati was built upon its banks, nearly 100 miles below the present junction with the Ghaggar." (Oldham 1893: 51-52).
And some Rig-vedic verses (6.61.2) indicate that the Sarasvati river originated in a high altitude like the ancient "Sarasvati-Sutlej" river where she could "burst with her strong waves the ridges of the hills", and not merely in the Himalayan foothills like the present-day Sarasvati-Ghaggar river.
If the Ghaggar-Hakra river is the original Sarasvati of the Vedas, it implies that the Vedic Aryans were resident in the Punjab as early as the late 3rd millennium BC.
www.4dham.com /go2/Vedic_Sarasvati_River.html   (1941 words)

  
 saraswati
The river course was dotted with lakes and ponds.
The river had flowed for millennia originating from the Har-ki-dun glacier, in the Bandarpunch mass of W.Garhwal of the Himalayas flowing through Kurukshetra, Kalibangan, Ganweriwala (in Bahawalpur province, Pakistan), Rann of Kutch (close to Dholavira) and through the Nall lake into the Gulf of Khambat (close to Lothal).
Thus, due to river capture, Saraswati was deprived of the perennial source of molten glaciers from the Himalayas.
www.gsbkerala.com /saraswatih.htm   (784 words)

  
 Sarasvati River: History
Sarasvati River Basin is adorned with lotus ponds, peacocks are abundant in the basin; the lotus is a symbol associated with the images of
It is the longest of the rivers in the Punjab of "Five Rivers".
According to this agreement, the flow of the three western rivers of the Indus basin--the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab (except a small quantity used in Kashmir)--is assigned to Pakistan, whereas the entire flow of the three eastern rivers--the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej--is reserved exclusively for India.
www.hindunet.org /hindu_history/sarasvati/sarasvati_river/history.html   (2692 words)

  
 The Saraswati - Where lies the mystery
The decline of the river appears to have commenced between 5000 and 3000 B.C., probably precipitated by a major tectonic event in the Siwalik Hills of Sirmur region.
The diversion of the river water through separation of its tributaries led to the conversion of the river as disconnected lakes and pools; ultimately it was reduced to a dry channel bed.
It is found that the course of the river Saraswati in the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan is clearly highlighted in the LANDSAT imagery by the vegetation cover thriving on the rich residual loamy soil along its earlier course.
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 Encyclopedia: Ghaggar River
It has been suggested by some that the Ghaggar 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.
Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India.
Some archeologists have, in the recent past, sought to identify this river with the Vedic Sarasvati River, based on controversial interpretations of geological and paleobotanical findings.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ghaggar-River   (535 words)

  
 Saraswati – the ancient river lost in the desert
Several other rivers shifted their courses, some of their tributaries were ‘pirated’ by neigbouring rivers or severed from their main courses.
Judged in the broader perspective of geological evolution, disappearance or disintegration of rivers, shifting of their courses, capture of one river by another (river piracy), steady decline of waters culminating in drying up of their beds, are all normal responses to tectonism (uplift, faulting, subsidence, tilting), earthquakes, adverse climate and other natural events.
Mainly, Indus and Saraswati, were the two major river systems of northwestern India during the Vedic period but the network of their tributaries, some of which are known to have deviated from their initial course or become non-existent today, have given scope for grouping these rivers into convenient classifications.
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 Rivers In India,Major Rivers in India,Indian Holy Rivers,River Adventure in India
Rippling along rough surfaces and the beautiful meadows, the numerous rivers that dot Indian mainland are central to our history as well as to Indian mythology.
The main rivers of the Himalayas group are the Indus, the legendary Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
These rivers are both snow-fed and rain-fed and therefore perennially flow throughout the year.
www.indiantravelportal.com /rivers   (129 words)

  
 Ghaggar River --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rivers are also a principal natural force in shaping land surfaces.
The principal tributary of the Paraná River, the Paraguay is the fifth largest river in South America.
One of the major rivers of Central Africa, the Ubangi is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo, or Zaire, River.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9036654   (796 words)

  
 Indus River --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The fertile basin of the Indus River was an important center of ancient civilization.
Modern usage includes rivers that are multichanneled, intermittent, or ephemeral in flow and channels that are practically bankless.
Through the centuries the river valley was a trade route and the path through which conquerors...
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 Sarasvati-Sindhu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The river Sarasat unites with the ocean to the east of Suminath.
This last named river is, of course, the Saraswati, which falls into he sea near Pattan Som-nath, not the classical river, the tributary of the Ghag-ghar, described farther on, the sacred river of the Brahmans...
the rivers Ghaggar, Sarasvati, Markanda and Chautang all rise from the Siwalik Hills and are non-perennial.
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 Ghaggar River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Until about 2000 BC - 1500 BC, the river was much larger, taking water from other nearby rivers that now flow into the (An Asian river; flows into the Arabian Sea) Indus River.
However, most secular archeologists - and most archeologists of non-Indian origin - reject the identification of the Ghaggar with the Saraswati.
The location, and even the historicity and existence of the Saraswati is disputed.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gh/Ghaggar_River.htm   (152 words)

  
 Sarasvati River: Ancient courses in Sindh, Rann of Kutch and Gujarat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Argandab is a tributary of Helmand River in Afghanistan.
Faint trace of the river amuna in the south of Sarasvati/Ghaggar/Markanda seems to be main course of the river Sarasvati.
This last named river is, of course, the Sarasvati, which falls into the sea near Pattan Som-nath, not the classical river, the tributary of the Ghag-gar, described further on, the sacred river of the Brahmans...
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 Proposed plan for Satluj-Ghaggar-Yamuna-Jojari-Luni-Sabarmati River link channels
The proposed Maru-Ganga river will be 16th major river in terms of length in the Asian continent and 30th river in the world.
This flood water of Yamuna river which is released from Tejawala feeder can be diverted from Sonipat by removing the soil of Rohatak, Mahendragarh and Hissar districts of Haryana state and Jhujhunu, Mandawa, Mukundgarh, Sikar, Didwana, Degana and Merta in Nagaur district.
The proposed river channel will protect wild life and migratory birds of this region and also conserve the environment and eco-system of the surrounding area of the new Maru-Ganga channel.
www.gisdevelopment.net /application/nrm/water/watershed/mi03167pf.htm   (1736 words)

  
 The Tribune...Science Tribune
Canalisation of the river Ghaggar is high on the agenda of the Punjab Government so as to save several districts (Patiala, Sangrur and Mansa) from the fury of floods every year.
The annual flow in the Ghaggar in its upper reach (near Panchkula) is around 0.2 MAF (Million Acre Foot) with peak flow of above 20,000 cusecs and the base flow of 25 to 75 cusecs.
In view of the dim chances of construction of the Ghaggar Dam, the Punjab Government is going to give priority to the construction of the control structure, which would provide some storage and improve water flow in the Bannur canal.
www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98sep10/science.htm   (3525 words)

  
 Ghaggar River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ghaggar River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The (Click link for more info and facts about Saraswati) Saraswati flows into the Ghaggar, in (Click link for more info and facts about Haryana) Haryana.
The rivers are often identified by Hindu Nationalists as the (Click link for more info and facts about Vedic Saraswati River) Vedic Saraswati River.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gh/ghaggar_river.htm   (152 words)

  
 Saraswat history
This settlement was in the land between the saraswati and Drishadvati rivers.
The Rig Veda describes this river as the holiest, the purest and the grandest of rivers.
A part of this mighty river became the small river Ghaggar and one of the tributaries of the Saraswati became the Sutlej, now a tributary of the Indus.
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The land is highly fertile as they are formed by the tributaries of the Indus, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej and the river Ghaggar.
This name was probably given to this land of five rivers possibly in an era when this region came into close contact with Persia.
Probably, when at the height of its glory, it was known as Sapta Sindhu, the land of the "seven rivers", namely Sindhu (Incus) Vitasta (Jhelum), Asuhi (Chenab), Purushin (Ravi), Vipasa (Beas), Satadru (Sutlej) and Saruri (Sarasvati).
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 Flood Management In Ghaggar Basin- Times Foundation - Indiatimes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Ghaggar River Basin is a narrow one, draining the areas of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
It envisages construction of the storages in the upstream reaches of the river which would reduce the flood intensity as well as provide for water utilization, in addition to measures such as construction of new embankments strengthening of existing embankments and increasing the capacity of syphons.
Shri Simranjit Singh Mann, MP from Punjab raised the issue of pollution in Ghaggar River and emphasised the necessity of an Action Plan for pollution control in the Ghaggar river.
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 tribuneindia...Chandigarh News
Meanwhile, the turbulent Ghaggar recorded a discharge of 82, 626 cusecs at 7 a.m.
Due to heavy discharge in the Ghaggar river some damage has been caused to one of the culvert of the recently inaugurated bridge, connecting Sectors 21 and 25.
Dera Bassi: Four migrant labourers were rescued from the turbulent Ghaggar river near Kakrali village by residents on Tuesday afternoon.
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 THEMAHANADI MATA SARASWATI-BARAM BAR PRANAM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It swells with rivers (Rv 6.52.6), said to be seven in number (Rv 6.61.12), Sarasvati being the seventh (Rv 7.36.6).
In addition, there are rivers in the region, which flow and Sarasvati if referred to as their sister.
Though its my personal opinion that the inhabitants of that time were in great danger, no rains were there, it was a hunger for all and bhahmins being the mouthpiece of the society called a yagna, which lasted ten months praying for the food, water and non displacing from the places of their pitras.
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