CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The water stored by construction of Adi Badri Dam is planned primarily for revival of River Saraswati and development of Saraswati heritage. Further, the project envisages providing 61.88 hectare-metre water per annum for drinking and irrigation in the State of Himachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saraswati River is a tributary of Alaknanda River flowing in Uttarakhand State, India. It joins Alaknanda River at Keshav Prayag, near Mana village, Badrinath. The confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi at Devprayag in the state of Uttarakhand, forms and flows as river Ganga or The Ganges from the point forward.

Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Questions related to the Saraswati River The Saraswati is considered to be a mythical river although researchers have identified it with the modern-day Ghaggar-Hakra river system.

Detailed explanation-4: -A river is a large, natural stream of flowing water. Rivers are found on every continent and on nearly every kind of land.