Ghaggar River: ✅The Ghaggar River is an intermittent river that flows in India and Pakistan (Hakra). ✅The river flows only during the monsoon season. ✅It originates in the Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh and flows through Haryana and Rajasthan before disappearing into the Thar Desert. ✅This seasonal river feeds two irrigation canals that extend into Rajasthan. ✅The Hakra, which flows in Pakistan, is the continuation of the Ghaggar River in India, and they are together called the Ghaggar-Hakra River. 📍Historical Significance: ✅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 river bed. ✅Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri and Chautang. #river_series #places_in_news