River Saraswati existed!
Q. A report on the paleo channel of which part of India was released by Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Smt. Uma Bharati on 15th Oct 2016?- Published on 18 Oct 16a. North west India
b. South west India
c. North east India
d. South east India
ANSWER: North west India
A report on the paleo channel of NW India, a review and assessment by an expert committee was released by Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Uma Bharati on 15th Oct 2016
- The report was prepared by a 7-member committee headed by Prof. KS Vaidya an eminent geologist which suggests River Saraswati is not mythical and that it actually existed
- Report is based on the study of the land texture of states of North-west India including Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan
- It is based on the account of geological changes that took place in the past
- Report is an assertion that River Saraswati originated from Adibadri in Himalaya to culminate in the Arabian Sea through the Rann of Kutch
- It is around 4000 km in length of which around 3000 km fell in India while the remaining 1000 km fell in present day Pakistan
- It has two branches namely western and eastern
- The western branch is represented by Himalayan born Satluj River of the past flowed through the channels of the present day Ghaggar Patialiwali rivulets
- The eastern branch is represented by the Sarsuti and Markanda rivulets in Haryana representing the western branch of the river
- In a six month research, the committee came across a Palaeo channel a path abandoned by the river when it changes course, related to the present Sarsuti, Ghaggar, Hakra and Nara Rivers
- Nearly 1700 small and big villages and towns were located around the paleo channel during Harappa Civilisation
- The report will now be studied for further action
