Ghaggar River
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Context
- To spread awareness among the public against throwing waste into the Ghaggar River, trans-Ghaggar residents carried out a cleanliness drive at Chatt Puja Ghat of the river recently.
About
- It is a seasonal river that only flows during the monsoon season.
- It rises in northwestern Himachal Pradesh from the Shivalik Range.
- It travels approximately 200 miles (320 kilometers) southwest through Haryana state, where it joins the Saraswati River.
- It finally dries up in Rajasthan's Thar Desert.
- This seasonal river provides water to two irrigation canals that run into Rajasthan.
- The Hakra River in Pakistan is a continuation of the Ghaggar River in India; thus, the two rivers are known as the Ghaggar-Hakra River.
- Ghaggar is associated with the Vedic Saraswati River, according to certain historians.
- Many Indus Valley Civilization settlements have been excavated along the banks of the Ghaggar River.
- As a result, it is thought that the ancient villages on its banks were built by astute Vedic Aryans.
- It is thought that the rivers Sutlej and Yamuna originally flowed into the Ghaggar-Hakra river bed.
- Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri, and Chautang.
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PRACTICE QUESTION Consider the following statements with reference to the Ghaggar River:
Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) 1 only B) 2 only C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2 Answer: C |
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