Saraswati River:
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Saraswati River is a mystical river mentioned in the Rig Veda and later Vedic and post-Vedic texts.
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The river played an important role in the Vedic religion appearing in all but the fourth book of the Rigveda.
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The river ran through Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat’s northwestern region.
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It also passed through Pakistan on its way to the Western Sea via the Rann of Kutch.
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Why in News? In an attempt to revive the Saraswati river, the Haryana and Himachal Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of a dam in Himachal Pradesh near the Adi Badri area of Haryana’s YamunaNagar district.
Advisory Committee on Saraswati River:
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The Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) had first set up the Advisory Committee for the Study of the River Saraswati in 2017 for two years. The committee has now been reconstituted.
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Purpose: To study the mythical Saraswati river and draw up a plan to identify its basin and define its path.
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Chaired by: The committee is chaired by the Culture Minister.
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Members: It includes officials from
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The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Water Resources, Environment and Forest, Housing and Urban Affairs;
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Representatives of ISRO;
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Governments officials of Gujarat, Haryana, and Rajasthan and
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An ASI official.
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