Chautang

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Chautang River
Jind Hansi Branch Canal (Old Chautang).jpg
Sarasvati river.jpg
Ghaggar-Hakra ("Sarasvati") rivers and tributaries
Location
Country India
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh
Discharge 
 • location Ghaggar river in Haryana

The Chautang is a seasonal river, originating in the Sivalik Hills, in the Indian state of Haryana. The Chautang River is a tributary of the Sarsuti river which in turn is a tributary of the Ghaggar river. [1] [2]

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Origin and route

The Chautang river is a seasonal river in the state of Haryana, India. It is theorized by some to be a remnant of the ancient river Drishadvati. [3] It joins the Ghaggar-Hakra River east of Suratgarh in Rajasthan. [4] According to McIntosh, this river was one of the main contributors to this river system until the Yamuna changed its course. [3] However, according to Giosan, the Chautang is a rain-fed river, and the Yamuna changed its course towards east some 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, and didn't pour any water into it for the last 10,000 years. [5] [ need quotation to verify ] Hansi Branch of Western Yamuna Canal is palaeochannel of this river. [6]

Firuz Tughluq ( A.D. 1351-1388) rejuvenated the canal from the Yamuna which entered the district at Anta (tahsil Safidon) and thence flowing through the present Jind District from east to west in the line of the old Chautang river passing the town of Safidon, Dhatrath and Jind and reached Hisar. [7] This branch was built in the paleochannel of seasonal Chautang river which is a relict of Drishadvati river flowing from Kaithal to Hisar district, passing through the towns of Jind, Hansi, Hisar, largest Indus Valley civilization site of Rakhigarhi and ancient Agroha Mound. Drishadvati river itself was a tributary of the Ghaggar-Hakra River. [8]

Old Chautang river which has been converted into Jind Hansi branch. Picture is taken near Dhatrath This branches away from Western Yamuna Canal near Munak Jind Hansi Branch Canal (Old Chautang).jpg
Old Chautang river which has been converted into Jind Hansi branch. Picture is taken near Dhatrath This branches away from Western Yamuna Canal near Munak

Tributaries

Rakshi river, a non-perennial monsoon season tributary of Chautang, originates from Shivalik Hills at Shahpur village in the Yamunanagar district, flows 32 km south and confluence with Chautang river near Ladwa in the Kurukshetra district. Haryana government has rejuvenated the river by diverting water from the Chetang nullah from Bubka head into Rakshi river replenishing the groundwater levels in 50 villages in the Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, and Karnal districts. The rejuvenation of the Rakshi river is part of a larger plan by the Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board (HSHDB) to revive other rivers in the state, including the Somb river, Chautang, Tangri, Markanda, and Ghaggar. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ AmbalaOnline - Rrvers of Ambala
  2. ↑ Chopra, Sanjeev (25 September 2010). "Overflowing Ghaggar, Tangri inundate some villages along Punjab-Haryana border". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 McIntosh, Jane (2008). The Ancient Indus Valley: New perspectives. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN   9781576079072 . Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Climates, Landscapes, and Civilizations. John Wiley & Sons. 9 May 2013. ISBN   9781118704431 . Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Giosan, Liviu; et al. (2012). "Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilization". PNAS. 109 (26): E1688 –E1694. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1112743109 . PMC   3387054 . PMID   22645375.
  6. 1 2 After 25 years, Haryana government rejuvenates Rakshi river, Hindustan Times, 8 Aug 2022.
  7. ↑ "District Census Handbook – Jind 2001" (PDF). 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "ASI Report on Rakghigrahi excavation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2015.
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