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| Where Ganga originates - Gaumukh near Gangotri in Uttarkhand |
October 29, 2015, NewsCrunch
Union Water resources minister Uma Bharti has ordered scientists to study if River Ganga takes birth at Kailash Mansarovar.
According to Hindu mythology, Ganga descended on Shiva's locks at Kailash Mansarovar, though Gaumukh near Gangotri in Uttarkhand has been regarded as the point of origin of Hinduism's most sacred river.
A year ago the Haryana Government began excavations to explore if the mythological river Saraswati, which is mentioned in the vedas, actually flowed through the state.
But unlike Haryana, which is digging earth in pursuit of Saraswati, scientists at National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) would study water isotopes to explore Ganga's Kailash connection.
A comparison of isotopes pattern of water samples taken from Mansarovar and Gangotri would confirm the origin of the river, R D Singh, director, NIH, told The Economic Times.