{"id":13243,"date":"2025-05-28T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T10:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13243"},"modified":"2025-05-29T01:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:30:39","slug":"ghaggar-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ghaggar-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghaggar River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ghaggar River Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>In a tragic turn of events, two teenagers lost their lives after drowning in the Ghaggar River near Panchkula.<\/p>\n<h2>About Ghaggar River<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ghaggar River is an\u00a0<strong>intermittent river that flows in India and Pakistan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The river\u00a0<strong>flows only during the monsoon\u00a0<\/strong>season.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course<\/strong>:\u00a0\n<ul>\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>rises\u00a0<\/strong>from the\u00a0<strong>Shivalik Range<\/strong>\u00a0of northwestern\u00a0<strong>Himachal Pradesh.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After passing through the Ambala and Hissar districts of Haryana, it\u00a0<strong>disappears into the Thar Desert in Rajasthan.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>This seasonal river\u00a0<strong>feeds two irrigation canals that extend into Rajasthan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Hakra<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0which flows in Pakistan,<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong>continuation of the Ghaggar<\/strong>\u00a0River in India, and they are t<strong>ogether called the Ghaggar-Hakra River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Several historians\u00a0<strong>identify Ghaggar with the Vedic Saraswati River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Along the banks\u00a0<\/strong>of the Ghaggar River, many\u00a0<strong>settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization<\/strong>\u00a0have been\u00a0<strong>excavated<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Hence it is believed that the ancient settlements on its banks are the creation of ingenious Vedic Aryans.<\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0<strong>believed\u00a0<\/strong>that the rivers<strong>\u00a0Sutlej and Yamuna once flowed into the Ghaggar-Hakra riverbed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri, and Chautang.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ghaggar River FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0In which state Ghaggar River originates?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0It rises from the Shivalik Range of northwestern Himachal Pradesh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0Is Ghaggar River a perennial river?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0The Ghaggar River is an intermittent river that flows only during the monsoon season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0The Ghaggar River disappears into which region?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Thar Desert<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chandigarh\/2-teenagers-drown-in-ghaggar-river-near-panchkula\/articleshow\/121430847.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghaggar River is an intermittent river flowing through India and Pakistan, known for its seasonal flow and historical significance in the Indus 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