Interesting Facts About Indus River: India has postponed the Indus Water Agreement with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack. The Indus River is an ancient river in India. There was a time while it was said that without Indus, incomplete Hindu. However, a very part of this river now flows in Pakistan and there are many tributaries of this river, then it fertilizes the land of Pakistan and also quenches the thirst of the people. The Indus River passes through India but the main use of Pakistan under the Indo-Pak Water Treaty. Let’s know the unheard 10 interesting things of this river.Also Read: What is Indus Water Agreement, which India canceled and gave a big shock to Pakistan
1. Meaning of Indus: Indus means immense water. The Indus River has the highest importance in India and Hindu history. It is called Indus, after this, the British named India India. Among the Puranas, the Arabian Sea is called the Indus Sea because this river comes out of the Himalayas and becomes absorbed in this sea.
2. The origin, route, length and merger of the Indus: The Indus River originates from the north-east of Kailash in Gayji County, Tibet. This river enters Pakistan through Kashmir and Gilgit passing through the inaccessible Kandaras of the Himalayas. The 120 km long border enters the Pak-limit near Suleman, fixing the border. Flowing in the plains of Pakistan, this river falls into the Arabian Sea south of Karachi.
3. Length of Indus River: The Indus River is about 3,600 km long. Its area is more than 1 million square kilometers. Its estimated annual flow is about 243 km, which makes it one of the 50 largest rivers in the world in terms of average annual flow.
4. Rasta Changing Indus River: This river has changed its path several times in the past. By 1245 AD it flowed in the western region of Multan. 200 years ago, the river used to fall into the Arabian Sea while wandering in Kutch near Gujarat. Research says that due to the earthquake of 1819, a natural dam was built near Bhuj and the water of the Indus river stopped there, causing the Rann of Kutch to dry slowly and now this river flows into the plains of Pakistan and falls into the Arabian Sea south of Karachi.
5. Supporting Rivers of Indus: The west side of the Indus is also mentioned in the Rigveda, the tributaries- Kubha Suvastu, Kumu and Gomti. The tributaries of this river are Vitasta, Chandrabhaga, Iravati, Vipasa and ostrich. In this, ostrich is the biggest divide. The largest Bhagda-Nangal dam in Asia has been built on the Shutudri River itself. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Vyas and Sutlej are the major tributaries of the Sindh River. Apart from these, there are other tributaries like Gilgit, Kabul, Swat, Kurram, Tochi, Gomal, Sangar etc.
6. Pilgrimage on the banks of Indus river: A Sun Temple is built in the memory of Samba, the son of Shri Krishna, on the banks of the Indus-Chitab in Muultan. It is also described in Mahabharata. The form of this temple is similar to the Sun Temple of Konark, but now everything has been destroyed. Not only this, all the Hindu pilgrims along the Indus shore were broken into the Muslim upliftment period. At the mouth of the Indus River (on the banks of the Hingol River) is located at a place called Hinglaj in Balochistan province of Pakistan, 144 km northwest from Karachi. The temple of Mata Hinglaj (or Hinglaj), which is one of the 52 Shaktipeeths.
7. Indus mentioned in Hindu scriptures: This river is mentioned in many places in the Vedas. Vedic religion and culture have originated and expanded on the banks of this river. It is said that some of the Vedas were also composed on the banks of this river. In Valmiki Ramayana, Indus is called Mahanadi. A description of the Indus River is found in the Jain Granth Jambudweeppragati.
8. Two parts of Saraswati River: According to the research, it is said that when the river Saraswati disappeared due to a natural disaster, it was mainly divided into two parts. The first Indus and the second Ganga. It is said that Saraswati was on her boon about 21 thousand years ago. Then his width was about 22 kilometers. During the Ramayana period, the Shatalj river used to turn to the first west. Before that she used to meet in Saraswati. According to the description found in the Mahabharata, the Saraswati river used to come out of a place called Yamunanagar in Haryana and a slightly below Shivalik hills. In the desert, Saraswati disappeared and started flowing on the mountains due to the curse of Uthaya Muni. There is a description of extinction at a place called ‘Vinashan’ in the desert of Saraswati river in Mahabharata.
9. Civilization of Indus Valley: According to new research by scientists of IIT Kharagpur and Indian Archeology Department, the civilization of the Indus Valley was at its peak about 10,000 BC. This means that this civilization existed when it was the period of Lord Shri Ram (5114 BC) and it started to fall in the era of Shri Krishna (3228 BC). There are many languages in India which are older than Hindi. If we talk about the script or language of the ancient Indus country or the Indus Valley, then this mystery still remains. In this, the Brahmi script was the main script of this region. But now the Sindhi language is mainly written in two scripts, Arabic-Sindhi script and Devanagari-Sindhi script.
10. Sindh province of Pakistan was ancient Indus country: Presently, Sindh province of Pakistan was called the Indus country in ancient times. The Raghuvansh mentions a country called Sindh to Bharat by Ramchandraji. The writers of Yunan have mentioned the cities of the Indus-country regarding Alashndra’s India-infection. Mohenjodaro and Harappa Sindhu were two big cities in the country. The Mahabharata mentions King Jayadratha, who was the husband of Dhritarashtra’s daughter Dusshala. This king was Jayadratha Sindhu King.
