Chautang River
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Chautang river is a seasonal river in the state of Haryana, India. It is a remnant of the Drsadvati,and joins the Ghaggar-Hakra River east of Suratgarh.[1]
Tributary of Saraswati
This river was one of the main contributors to the Sarasvati river until the Yamuna changed its course.[2] However, as per recent studies Yamuna changed its course towards East some 50,000 to 10,000 years ago and Chautang is a rain-fed river and Yamuna is not pouring any water into it from last 10,000 years.[3]
Identification
The Drsadvati River has been identified by Oldham with the Chautang River.[4]
External links
References
- ↑ Climates, Landscapes, and Civilizations. John Wiley & Sons.
- ↑ McIntosh, Jane. The Ancient Indus Valley:New perspectives
- ↑ http://www.pnas.org/content/109/26/E1688.abstract
- ↑ Keith and Macdonell. 1912. Vedic Index of Names and Subjects.; Oldham: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 25, 58; see Amal Kar and Bimal Ghose 1984
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