LET’S BE PRACTICAL

THE RECENT attempt by the Haryana government to revive the mythical Saraswati river in Haryana has annoyed many geologists and experts. The Haryana government earlier announced `50 crore for the project and later started excavation work from Yamunanagar to find the water channel of the lost river. Recently, the government said that it would deal firmly with people found polluting the water channel.

Geologists say that the government should tell people whether the Saraswati flows to Allahabad as mythology suggests or it flows through Rajasthan and reaches Gujarat as was claimed by BJP leaders. The government should at least make it clear whether the river flows into the Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea, as it can’t flow to both the places at the same time, experts quip.