STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES OF INDIA
HIMACHAL PRADESH - Info / Snippets
* 27 Feb 2026
The Ghaggar River is an intermittent river that flows in India and Pakistan only during the monsoon season.
It rises from the Shivalik Range of northwestern Himachal Pradesh. After
passing through the Ambala and Hissar districts of Haryana, it
disappears into the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. This seasonal river feeds
two irrigation canals that extend into Rajasthan.
Several historians identify Ghaggar with the Vedic Saraswati River.
Along the banks of the Ghaggar River, many settlements of the Indus
Valley Civilization have been excavated. It is believed that the rivers
Sutlej and Yamuna once flowed into the Ghaggar-Hakra riverbed.
The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri, and Chautang
The Hakra, which flows in Pakistan, is the continuation of the Ghaggar
River in India, and they are together called the Ghaggar-Hakra River.
Source: vajiramandravi.com
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