{"id":69555,"date":"2025-10-18T14:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69555"},"modified":"2025-10-18T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:47:59","slug":"markanda-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/markanda-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Markanda River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Markanda River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently directed the State Pollution Control Boards of Himachal and Haryana and the Sirmaur deputy commissioner to file detailed reports on the status of water pollution caused by industries in the Markanda River in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Markanda River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>tributary of the Ghaggar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was h<\/span><b>istorically known as Aruna <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is <\/span><b>linked to the mythological Saraswati River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>lower Shiwalik hill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s in the Nahan area of Sirmaur district, <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through Kala Amb, entering at Bikram Bag and exiting at Sadhora Bridge.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river then <\/span><b>enters Haryana,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covering 130 km before joining the Ghaggar River at Ismailabad.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>rain-fed river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has extremely low flow in the winter and summer months but rises suddenly in the monsoon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Markandeshwar Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dedicated to Maharshi Markandeya, stands on its banks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Markanda River Basin consists of several small seasonal streams, mainly from the Shivalik Hills, which contribute to its flow during the monsoon.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Begna River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nakati River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ran River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salani Nallah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roon Nallah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sukdoh Nallah<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chandigarh\/ngt-seeks-detailed-report-on-hp-industries-polluting-markanda-river\/articleshow\/124638629.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Markanda River is a tributary of the Ghaggar River. 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