Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 JAISALMER, India (May 9, 2006): The ancient river Saraswati might just hold a key to solve the water scarcity problems of desert state Rajasthan, according to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), which has launched a unique project to discover the route of the river. Under the project, the ONGC -- in collaboration with government agency Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) -- would dig many wells in the Jaisalmar, Barmer and Bikaner districts to aid its search for the water of the river, believed to have originated in the Thar desert and disappeared into present day Pakistan. ONGC would dig 16 deep wells at several places in the desert in its search, G Bandhopadhya, WAPCOS general manager and works leader said. Amidst chanting of mantras the project titled 'Saraswati,' began yesterday in Dabla in Jaisalmer district in the presence of officials from ONGC and WAPCOS. Based on satellite imagery by ONGC, it was found that a few thousand years ago the river flowed from northeastern side to southwestern direction before disappearing into the desert, he said. Even though in the past a number of agencies worked on a similar mission and even dug out many places, Bandhopadhya said the ONGC would dig up to 1000 metres where others have only dug to 200-250 metres, he said. ONGC has entrusted the project's operational activities to WAPCOS. SOURCE: The Economic Times, India URL: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1522685.cms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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