13.8.14

Uma starts search for River Saraswati


The government has launched a fresh effort to unravel the ancient riddle about the existence of river Saraswati, which is mentioned in `Vedic' texts. Though efforts have been made in the past by geologists and the scientific community, both during the British period and in independent India, the river remains a mystery so much so that its mention in ancient texts has invariably been termed `mythological'.
“There is enough scientific evidence on the presence of the river Saraswati in some parts of the country through which it flowed about 5,000-6,000 years ago... Saraswati is not a myth,“ Union water resources and river development minister Uma Bharti said on Tuesday. Responding to a calling attention motion in the Lok Sabha, Bharti said her government has taken up the issue “to trace the route of the river“ very seriously.
She also informed the lower House that the Central Ground Water Board of her ministry has been directed “to test the water of a well located inside the Allahabad fort“ in order to trace the source and route of the river.
The motion was moved by BJP member Ratan Lal Kataria. He reminded the House of a promise made by PM Narendra Modi who, he claimed, had vowed to bring to the surface the water of the subterranean river Saraswati.

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