WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The research team that also include researchers from Archaeological Survey of India. NEW DELHI: A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur reveals that the decline of Harappan city Dholavira was caused by drying up of river like Saraswati river and Meghalayan drought.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many scholars believe that the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization was caused by climate change. Some experts believe the drying of the Saraswati River, which began around 1900 BCE, was the main cause for climate change, while others conclude that a great flood struck the area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Epidemic, Aryan Invasion, change in the course of the river Indus, excessive floods, earthquake, etc. may be the main reasons for the decline of this civilisation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Analysis of the lake’s sediments revealed that the Indian summer monsoon began to weaken around 4, 350 years ago. This decreased the moisture transport and the snow deposition in the northwest Himalaya, which, in turn, considerably reduced the water supply in the Indus River and its tributaries.

Detailed explanation-5: -As per the documents submitted by the Haryana government in the recent case, around 6000 years ago the Saraswati river disappeared due to tectonic disturbances, impacting its tributaries.