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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chautang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chautang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautang > Source revision: 1340935421 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{use Indian English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox river | name = Chautang River | name_other = | etymology = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map = Sarasvati river.jpg | map_size = | map_caption = Ghaggar-Hakra ("Sarasvati") rivers and tributaries | map_alt = | source1_location = [Shivalik Hills](/source/Shivalik_Hills), [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh) | source1_elevation = | mouth_location = | mouth_elevation = | basin_size = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [India](/source/India) | length = | discharge1_location= [Ghaggar river](/source/Ghaggar-Hakra_River) in [Haryana](/source/Haryana) | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | waterbodies = | waterfalls = | bridges = | ports = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Chautang''' is a seasonal river, originating in the [Sivalik Hills](/source/Siwalik_Hills), in the Indian state of [Haryana](/source/Haryana). The Chautang River is a tributary of the [Sarsuti](/source/Sarsuti) river which in turn is a tributary of the [Ghaggar river](/source/Ghaggar-Hakra_River).[http://www.ambalaonline.in/city-guide/rivers-in-ambala AmbalaOnline - Rrvers of Ambala]{{cite news | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/overflowing-ghaggar-tangri-inundate-some-villages-along-punjabharyana-border/687474/ | newspaper=The Indian Express | title=Overflowing Ghaggar, Tangri inundate some villages along Punjab-Haryana border | first=Sanjeev | last=Chopra | date=25 September 2010 | access-date=9 April 2017 }} ==Origin and route== The Chautang river is a seasonal river in the state of [Haryana](/source/Haryana), [India](/source/India). It is theorized by some to be a remnant of the ancient river [Drishadvati](/source/Drishadvati_river). It joins the [Ghaggar-Hakra River](/source/Ghaggar) east of [Suratgarh](/source/Suratgarh) in [Rajasthan](/source/Rajasthan).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D7aw5mfscBMC&q=Chautang+river&pg=PT217|title=Climates, Landscapes, and Civilizations|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|access-date=18 February 2014|isbn=9781118704431|date=9 May 2013|language=en}} According to McIntosh, this river was one of the main contributors to this river system until the [Yamuna](/source/Yamuna) changed its course.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1AJO2A-CbccC&q=Chautang+river&pg=PA407|title=The Ancient Indus Valley: New perspectives|last=McIntosh|first=Jane|access-date=18 February 2014|isbn=9781576079072|year=2008|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |language=en}} However, according to Giosan, the Chautang is a rain-fed river, and the Yamuna changed its course towards east some 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, and didn't pour any water into it for the last 10,000 years.{{cite journal|title=Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilization|year=2012|author=Giosan, Liviu|display-authors=etal|doi=10.1073/pnas.1112743109|volume=109|number=26|journal=PNAS|pmid=22645375|pmc=3387054|pages=E1688–E1694|doi-access=free}}{{request quotation|date=February 2016}} [Hansi Branch](/source/Western_Yamuna_Canal) of [Western Yamuna Canal](/source/Western_Yamuna_Canal) is palaeochannel of this river. Firuz Tughluq ( A.D. 1351-1388) rejuvenated the canal from the Yamuna which entered the district at Anta (tahsil [Safidon](/source/Safidon)) and thence flowing through the present [Jind](/source/Jind) District from east to west in the line of the old '''Chautang''' river passing the town of Safidon, [Dhatrath](/source/Dhatrath) and Jind and reached Hisar.{{Cite web|date=2001|title=District Census Handbook – Jind 2001|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4771/1/49751_2001_JIN.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412110238/http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4771/1/49751_2001_JIN.pdf |archive-date=12 April 2021 }} This branch was built in the paleochannel of seasonal Chautang river which is a relict of Drishadvati river flowing from Kaithal to Hisar district, passing through the towns of Jind, [Hansi](/source/Hansi), [Hisar](/source/Hisar_city), largest [Indus Valley civilization](/source/Indus_Valley_civilization) site of [Rakhigarhi](/source/Rakhigarhi) and ancient [Agroha Mound](/source/Agroha_Mound). Drishadvati river itself was a tributary of the Ghaggar-Hakra River.{{Cite web|title=ASI Report on Rakghigrahi excavation|url=http://asi.nic.in/pdf_data/rakhigarhi_excavation_report_new.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319114204/http://asi.nic.in/pdf_data/rakhigarhi_excavation_report_new.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }} [[File:Jind Hansi Branch Canal (Old Chautang).jpg|thumb|In a picture taken near [Dhatrath](/source/Dhatrath), the old Chautang river which has been converted into Jind Hansi branch. This branches away from [Western Yamuna Canal](/source/Western_Yamuna_Canal) near [Munak](/source/Munak%2C_Karnal)]] ===Tributaries=== {{anchor | Rakshi }} '''Rakshi river''', a non-perennial monsoon season tributary of Chautang, originates from Shivalik Hills at Shahpur village in the [Yamunanagar district](/source/Yamunanagar_district), flows 32 km south and joins Chautang river near [Ladwa](/source/Ladwa) in the [Kurukshetra district](/source/Kurukshetra_district). The Haryana government has rejuvenated the river by diverting water from the Chetang nullah from Bubka head into Rakshi river replenishing the groundwater levels in 50 villages in the Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, and Karnal districts. The rejuvenation of the Rakshi river is part of a larger plan by the [Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board](/source/Adi_Badri%2C_Haryana) (HSHDB) to revive other rivers in the state, including the [Somb river](/source/Somb_river), Chautang, [Tangri](/source/Dangri), [Markanda](/source/Markanda_River_(Haryana)), and [Ghaggar](/source/Ghaggar-Hakra_river).[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/after-25-years-haryana-government-rejuvenates-rakshi-river-101659910498251.html After 25 years, Haryana government rejuvenates Rakshi river], Hindustan Times, 8 Aug 2022. == See also == {{div col}} * [Western Yamuna Canal](/source/Western_Yaumna_Canal), branches off [Yamuna](/source/Yamuna) river * [Markanda river](/source/Markanda_river%2C_Haryana), a tributary of [Sarsuti](/source/Sarsuti) * [Dangri](/source/Dangri), a tributary of [Sarsuti](/source/Sarsuti) * [Sarsuti](/source/Sarsuti), a tributary of [Ghaggar-Hakra River](/source/Ghaggar-Hakra_River) * [Kaushalya river](/source/Kaushalya_river), a tributary of [Ghaggar-Hakra River](/source/Ghaggar-Hakra_River) * [Sutlej](/source/Sutlej), a tributary of [Indus](/source/Indus) * [Ganges](/source/Ganges) * [Indus](/source/Indus) {{col div end}} == References == {{Reflist|2}} == External links == *[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgadkw/members/indus.html Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization and Sarasvati River] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101164930/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucgadkw/members/indus.html |date=1 January 2007 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050904005053/http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/archaeology/site/archs0001.htm The Saraswati: Where lies the mystery by Saswati Paik] {{Hydrography of Himachal Pradesh}} {{Hydrography of Haryana}} {{Hydrography of Punjab, India}} {{Haryana}} Category:Rivers of Himachal Pradesh Category:Rivers of Haryana Category:Rivers of Punjab, India Category:Rigvedic rivers Category:Indus basin Category:International rivers of Asia Category:Sarasvati River --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chautang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautang?action=history)). 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