Chautang

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Chautang River
Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh
Discharge 
 • locationGhaggar river in Haryana

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.[1][2]

Origin and route

The Chautang river is a seasonal river in the state of

Ghaggar-Hakra River east of Suratgarh in Rajasthan.[4] According to McIntosh, this river was one of the main contributors to this river system until the Yamuna changed its course.[3] 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.[5][need quotation to verify] Hansi Branch of Western Yamuna Canal
is palaeochannel of this river.

Firuz Tughluq ( A.D. 1351-1388) did not do what his predecessors had done. He reduced land revenue, exempted the peasants of several taxes and providing them many facilities. He took out a canal from the Yamuna which entered the district at Anta (tahsil

Indus Valley civilization site of Rakhigarhi and ancient Agroha Mound. Drishadvati river itself was a tributary of the Ghaggar-Hakra River.[7]

Old Chautang river which has been converted into Jind Hansi branch. Picture is taken near Dhatrath This branches away from Western Yamuna Canal near Munak

See also

References

  1. ^ AmbalaOnline - Rrvers of Ambala
  2. ^ Chopra, Sanjeev (25 September 2010). "Overflowing Ghaggar, Tangri inundate some villages along Punjab-Haryana border". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9781576079072
    . Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ISBN 9781118704431
    . Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. PMID 22645375
    .
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook – Jind 2001" (PDF). 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021.
  7. ^ "ASI Report on Rakghigrahi excavation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2015.

External links

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