Sarasvati river

Sat Mar 8 04:34:09 UTC 1997

Hi,
The following exchange will be of interest to all indology members.
The fact that the submergence of Sarasvati in aandhi or sandstorms is a
recent geological event (only circa 1500 B.C.) gives hope, however slender, for her 
revival. With groundwater aquefurs recharged and the great desert used as a
natural reservoir, and by avoiding surface water flows (to avoid evaporation), 
Sarasvati lakes will emerge thanks to the undulating terrain. Solar panels
can provide energy to pump up the groundwater as needed. Experimental
farms for salicornia have started in Pali, Rajasthan and in Luni, Kacch. (Also,
in Sirkali, near KoLLadam mangroves or coastal wetlands, Taminladu). The fundamental
problem of the desertification of the Himalayan glaciers has also to be addressed...

In geological time measure 3500 years is but a second? 

We need guidance from all concerned world citizens to make this project a reality.

Regards. Kalyanaraman.

>Subject: Re: Saraswati
>
>Dear Dr. Rangarajan,
>Thanks a lot for your kindness. We need all the blessings of people like you.
>The full report has appeared in the Current Science Jan. 97 issue. We are
>activating field-workers in Jodhpur to start with. This has to be a people's movement
>to revive the Sarasvati by enhancing the groundwater resources, using the poroud sands of
> Marusthali as a natural reservoir without contractors getting involved. The big problem
>is to stop the desertification of the Himalayas and the NW India; many parts of 
>Haryana and Punjab are also getting desertified because of improper drainage
>systems resulting in waterlogging and salinity buildup. Tree plantations and plantation
>of Umari (Salicornia brachiata) are the key.
>Best regards, Kalyanaraman.
>
>At 08:10 AM 3/7/97 -0800, you wrote:
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>>  Dear Dr.Kalyanaraman,
>>Happy to read an article in India Journal,Los Angeles , today about the
>>study of nuclear scientists of BARC in the January issue of "Current
>>Science ' journal regarding the  Saraswati river.I learn that it
>>confirms the course has links with the dry bed of Ghaggar River in the
>>Ganganagar District.The article also states that in the South West it is
>>reported to have met or cut across surviving courses of the Hakra and
>>Nara Rivers in Pakistan.It appears that the  confirmation has come from
>>satellite imagery in Jaisalmer District in Rajasthan state.
>>Congratulations on the success of your painstaking effort.
>>Dr.M.R.Rangarajan
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