The Tangri River, also called the Dangri River, which originates in the

Shivalik Hills The Sivalik Hills, also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva'. The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and are also home to the Soanian Middle Paleo ...

, is a tributary of the

Ghaggar River The Ghaggar-Hakra River () is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage at , and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. In pre- ...

in the

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state of

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.AmbalaOnline - Rivers in Ambala
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Origin and route

The Tangri river originates in the

Shivalik hills The Sivalik Hills, also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva'. The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and are also home to the Soanian Middle Paleo ...

on the border of

and

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

State, and flows along the Haryana and

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

border before meeting with the

Ghaggar river The Ghaggar-Hakra River () is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage at , and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. In pre- ...

at the confluence. 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''. The Dangri or Tangri is a stream that rises in the Morni Hills of the

Siwalik Hills The Sivalik Hills, also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva'. The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and are also home to the Soanian Middle Pale ...

of south-eastern

in India, and flows for 70 km in Haryana.Haryana rivers profile
South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People. It joins the Markanda River (Haryana) at the Haryana-Punjab border north of Sadhpur Viran in the northwest of the

Kurukshetra district Kurukshetra district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The town of Kurukshetra, a sacred place for the Hindus, is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1530.00 km2. ...

and south of Mehmudpur Rurki in south

Patiala district Patiala district is one of the twenty three districts in the state of Punjab in north-west India. Location Patiala district lies between 38 47’ and 39 41’ north latitude, 115 58’ and 116 54' east longitude, in the southeast part of th ...

. The combined Dangir- Markanda stream merges with the Sarsuti River in northeast Kaithal district, east of Diwana and southwest of Adoya, before joining the

Ghaggar The Ghaggar-Hakra River () is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage at , and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. In pr ...

river just east of Dhandota village near Kasoli town in northwest Kaithal. It is thereafter known as the

. Further downstream on the banks of the Ghaggar stands an old derelict fort at

Sirsa Sirsa is a city and a municipal council in Sirsa district in the westernmost region of the Indian state of Haryana, bordering Punjab and Rajasthan. It is located near the Thar Desert, 250 kilometres north-west of New Delhi and 260 kilometers s ...

town named Sarsuti. After the Ottu barrage, the Ghaggar river is called the Hakra River and in Sindh it is called the Nara River. The order of rivers from left to right is the Ghaggar, Dangri, Markanda and Sarsuti. Further left to the right, the

Chautang 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. Origin and route The Chautang river ...

and

Somb river The Somb river, also spelled Som river (Hindi: सोम नदी) is a tributary of Yamuna in Haryana state of India. Origin and route The ''Somb river'' originates in the Shivalik hills near Adi Badri (Haryana) in Yamunanagar district on t ...

s are tributaries of the Yamuna. It is believed that Sarsuti is a corruption of the word

Sarasvati Saraswati (, ), also spelled as Sarasvati, is one of the principal Devi, goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of knowledge, education, learning, arts, speech, poetry, music, purification, language and culture. Together with the godde ...

and that the 6–8 km wide channel of the Sarsuti–Ghaggar system might have once been the

Sarasvati River The Sarasvati River () is a Apotheosis, deified myth, mythological Rigvedic rivers, river first mentioned in the Rigveda and later in Vedas, Vedic and post-Vedic texts. It played an important role in the Historical Vedic religion, Vedic religio ...

mentioned in the

Rig Veda The ''Rigveda'' or ''Rig Veda'' (, , from wikt:ऋच्, ऋच्, "praise" and wikt:वेद, वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian Miscellany, collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (''sūktas''). It is one of the four sacred canoni ...

. (Chapter 1, page 12) This Sarsuti channel is currently being revived by the

Government of Haryana Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the Haryana Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...

as the ancient Sarasvat river.

Tributaries

Originating from the Morni Hills, the Tangri joins its southern tributary called the ''Balaiali River'' (which originates near the south of the Morni Hills) near Chajju Majra, south of Kharar. Near Panjokhra, southeast of Ambala, the Tangri River divides into two streams that flow north and south of Ambala. Further downstream near Segti and Segta villages, the Tangri River joins its tributary called the ''Amri River'' (also known as the ''Dadri River'' and the ''Shahzadpur Wali River'', which originates near Rataur)) after Amri has already collected its own tributary called the ''Omla River''.Rivers in Ambala
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, 250 km ** Kaushalya river, 20 km, tributary of the Ghaggar which converges in Panchkula ** Markanda river, 90 km, eastern tributary of the Ghaggar *** Dangri river (Tangri), 70 km, western tributary of the Markanda **** Balaiali river, eastern tributary of the Dangri **** Amri river (Dadri River or Shahzadpur Wali river), eastern tributary of the Dangri ***** Omla river, tributary of the Amri river **** Numerous other streams in Yamunanagar district **

Sarsuti The Sarsuti river, originating in Sivalik Hills and flowing through the palaeochannel of Yamuna, is a tributary of Ghaggar river in of Haryana state of India.B.K. Bhadra and J.R. SharmaSatellite images as scientific tool for Sarasvati Paleochann ...

, ? km, eastern tributary of the Ghaggar **

, 9 km, eastern tributary of the Ghaggar Several archaeologists have identified the old

Ghaggar-Hakra River The Ghaggar-Hakra River () is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage at , and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. In pre-Ha ...

with the

Sarasvati river The Sarasvati River () is a Apotheosis, deified myth, mythological Rigvedic rivers, river first mentioned in the Rigveda and later in Vedas, Vedic and post-Vedic texts. It played an important role in the Historical Vedic religion, Vedic religio ...

, on the banks of which the

Indus Valley civilisation The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the Northwestern South Asia, northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 Common Era, BCE to 1300 BCE, and in i ...

developed.

Gallery

IVC-major-sites-2.jpg, Indus–Sarasvati civilisation major sites Ghaggar river in Panchkula.jpg,

flowing through

Panchkula Panchkula (ISO: ''Paṁcakulā'') is a city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district in Haryana, India. It is a satellite town of the state capital Chandigarh. Panchkula is a border city with Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh ...

References

External links

Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization and Sarasvati River
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Origin and route

Tributaries

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See also

References

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