Saraswati River Revival

Subject – Geography

Context – Saraswati river revival: Rs 215-crore dam proposed

Concept –

The Haryana government proposes to spend Rs 215 crore on the construction of a dam meant for the revival of the Saraswati river.
According to the proposal by the state government, the dam, with a capacity of 224-hectare metre, will be constructed on Haryana’s border with Himachal Pradesh.
A portion of the Som river water, officials said, would be diverted to the dam from where it would flow into the stream of Saraswati river starting from Adi Badri (Yamunanagar) to Guhla Cheeka in the Kaithal district.
Later, the Saraswati water will merge with the Ghaggar river in Kaithal district.
- Adi Badri is a place in the foothills of Shivalik range, 90 km east of Kurukshetra.
- The river Som, which flows from Himachal Pradesh, is considered a tributary of the ancient river Saraswati.
The Saraswati, a legendary river mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures, is considered sacred by millions of Indians and its existence has been the subject of scientific curiosity.
Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board vice-chairman Dhuman Singh Kirmach believes that the river existed over 5,000 years ago but disappeared underground because of earthquakes and other geographical developments.

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