has led to floods in Beki and Manas rivers
1700 inhabited villages along the Saraswati
on 13-14th October, 2016. It inundated large
river course during Harappan civilization
tracts of land in two districts of Assam
time and out of which a good number of
bordering the Himalayan nation affecting
them extended more than 100 ha area width.
more than 24000 people. Authorities of two
Amravati Ghats pollution worries
districts, Barpeta and Baksa, said there was
local residents
no prior warning by Royal Government of
The beautiful Ghats on river Krishna near
Bhutan before releasing the water from
ancient Amravati town, Guntur district, A.P.
Kurichu dam.
have deteriorated severely.
Large portion of Manas
Some of the
National Park, a UNESCO heritage site, was
ghat areas have now been converted to
inundated after an embankment breached
garbage
though no animal has been affected.
Amralingeswara temple, located on the
Experts’ view about Saraswati nadi
southern bank of river Krishna and its
A seven member expert committee led by
vicinity had played perfect hosts to lakhs of
Prof.K.S.Valdia, eminent geologist, formed
pilgrims, sometimes back.
by Water Resources Development Ministry,
Within a couple of months after the grand
Government
of
river carnival, deposits of mangled Ganesh
investigation
claims
India,
after
that
thorough
existence
dump
yard.
The
famous
of
idols that were immersed in water were
The river
floating aground and greet the visitors at the
originated from the Himalayas and after
temple ghat. This stretch of the ghat has lost
flowing through Haryana, Rajasthan and
all its sheen and reminds one of post-
northern part of Gujarat met with the
tsunami debris.
Arabian Sea. An Expert from CGWB also
Interestingly the Tourism wing that has
claims that a major part of the river flows
beautified the Amaralingeswara temple and
Saraswati nadi is not a myth.
also through Pakistan.
2/3
rd
of the river
the
Krishnaveni
ghat,
passed
the
(About 3000 k.m.) flows through India and
responsibility of the cleaning to Irrigation
1/3rd through Pakistan.
Department.
Water flow from
river Sutlej is the western sector of the
Cauvery water dispute continues
river Saraswati, while rivers like Markanda,
The Supreme Court has reserved order on
Sarsuti etc is the eastern part of the river.
maintainability on appeal of Tamil Nadu,
The research work by the expert team also
Karnataka and Kerala against Tribunal's
envisages the truth that there were about
order of 2007. Meanwhile, 2000 cusecs/per
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