Kaushalya river

The Kaushalya river, a tributary of Ghaggar river, is a river in Panchkula district of Haryana state of India.[1]

Kaushalya River
Kaushalya dam near Pinjore
Location
Country	India
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh
Mouth
• location	Panchkula district, Haryana
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Discharge
• location	Ghaggar river just south-east of Pinjore
Basin features
Waterbodies	Kaushalya Dam
Bridges	Kaushalya bridge

Origin and route

The Kaushalya river rises in the Shivalik hills on the border of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State, and flows through Panchkula district and confluences with Ghaggar river near Pinjore just downstream of Kaushalya Dam.[1]

The basin is classified in two parts, Khadir and Bangar, the higher area that is not flooded in rainy season is called Bangar and the lower flood-prone area is called Khadar.[2]

Several archaeologists have identified the old Ghaggar-Hakra River with the Sarasvati river, on the banks of which the Indus Valley Civilisation developed.[3][4][5][6]

Gallery

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  Indus-Sarasvati civilisation major sites
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  Ghaggar river flowing through Panchkula in Haryana
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  Flock of Cormorants at Kaushalya Dam
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  Migratory birds at Kaushalya Dam, near Pinjore, Haryana (Dec. 2015)
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  Migratory birds at Kaushalya Dam, near Pinjore, Panchkula district (Dec. 2015)
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  Migratory birds at Kaushalya Dam (Dec. 2015)
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  Water of Kaushalya Dam attracts local and migratory birds (June 2015)

See also

• Western Yamuna Canal, branches off Yamuna
• Dangri, a tributary of Sarsuti
• Tangri river, a tributary of Sarsuti, merge if Dangri and Tangri are same
• Markanda river, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
• Sarsuti, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
• Chautang, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
• Sutlej, a tributary of Indus
• Ganges
• Indus

References

1. Hillsofmorni.com - Kaushalya dam
2. HaryanaOnline - Geography of Haryana Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
3. Possehl, Gregory L. (December 1997), "The Transformation of the Indus Civilization", Journal of World Prehistory, 11 (4): 425–472, doi:10.1007/bf02220556, JSTOR 25801118
4. Kenoyer, J. M. (1997), "Early City-states in South Asia: Comparing the Harappan Phase and the Early Historic Period", in D. L. Nichols; T. H. Charlton (eds.), The Archaeology of City States: Cross Cultural Approaches, Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 52–70, ISBN 1560987227
5. Allchin, Bridget; Allchin, Raymond (1982), The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan, Cambridge University Press, p. 160, ISBN 978-0-521-28550-6
6. Erdosy 1995, p. 44, 266. sfn error: no target: CITEREFErdosy1995 (help)

External links

• Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization and Sarasvati River
• The Saraswati: Where lies the mystery by Saswati Paik