Whenever there is mention of ancient rivers of India, three rivers emerge in Hindu ethos, viz., Ganga, Yamuna and Sarasvati. In Vedic geography, there is a mention of Sapta Sindhu, i.e., seven rivers in which Sarasvati attains an important description. Most of these rivers exist even today except Sarasvati which has disappeared completely. Information on Prehistoric …
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One of the most interesting feature about drainage system of Rajasthan is that nearly 60.2 percent of of the area of state has inland drainage system. Nearly all of this area lies wet of Aravalli divide and includes a large number of separate basins like Sota-Sahibi basin, Kantli basin, Barah Basin and streams in Luni …
The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) under the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is studying the preliminary level of the feasibility of the three river inter-linking projects in Rajasthan. One of the suggested project in Rajasthan is the Yamuna Rajasthan Link Canal Project.
Rivers of Rajasthan are mostly seasonal, however, these seasonal rivers recharge the groundwater making well irrigation possible. All the rivers and their floodplains in Rajasthan also serve as vast grazing grounds that support millions of livestock. Most of the Rivers originate from the Aravali hills and flow either in east or west. Those Rivers flowing …
Generally known as African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ), the species is native to Africa and the Middle East where it inhabits freshwater lakes, rivers, swamps and urban sewage systems. The African catfish was introduced all over the world in the early 1980s for aquaculture purposes. The earliest introduction of this species in the Keoladeo …
