as no other water works for making Somras. Shiva was surprised to hear as to how one can kill a river. Daksha tells that Saraswati is formed by the confluence of two rivers—Sutlej and Yamuna. Earlier both the Chandravanshis and the Suryavanshis drew water for the Somras. But Chandravanshis diverted the course of Yamuna‚ “instead of flowing south‚ it started flowing east to meet their main river‚ Ganga” (108). Daksha tells that the matter was discussed with the Chandravanshis but they denied any knowledge
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28th November 2004. Agra Fort‚ situated on the banks of River Yamuna‚ dates back to the 16th century. Mughal Emperor Akbar laid down the foundation of the fort‚ in the year 1565. As many as 4000 builders were involved in the construction of Agra Fort for a period of eight years and completed it in 1573. Agra Red Fort has been built in the shape of a crescent‚ which is flattened on the east with a long wall that faces River Yamuna. Built out of red sandstone‚ the fort lies 2 km to the northwest
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In May‚ an environmental activist submitted the picture as evidence in a case filed to the National Green Tribunal in which he accused the three states of not doing enough to tackle crop burning. Water pollution[edit] Yamuna river[edit] See also: Yamuna Action Plan The river Yamuna‚ the reason for Delhi’s existence‚ has suffered heavily from pollution. At its point of entry into Delhi‚ at Wazirabad‚ its dissolved oxygen (DO) content is 7.5 milligrammes per litre. At its point of exit from city limits
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AGRA FORT Also renowned as the Red Fort of Agra‚ Agra Fort is located near to the Taj Mahal gardens on the banks of River Yamuna. The real specimen of architectural marvel‚ this fortress was constructed in the 15th century. The construction of this mammoth structure started during 1565 during the Great King Akbar and continued the developments up to the period of King Shah Jahan‚ the grandson of Akbar. The fort‚ in a length of 2.5 km marvelous enclosure walls‚ is built in red sandstones and encloses
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Sindhu River Originating from Kailash mountain‚ it covers 550 kms in Jammu and Kashmir. From there it enters Leh‚ and gets mingled with Zanzkar river. In Punjab it is met with five major rivers of Punjab – Jhelum‚ Chenab‚ Ravi‚ Beas and Satluj. The word Sindhu originates from the word sidh meaning to keep off . The river Sindhu has been mentioned 176 times in Rigveda‚ 95 times in plural‚ used in the generic meaning. In Rigveda – the Ancient Indian Scripture( 1500 B.C.)‚ is the earliest chronicle
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Short Paragraphs 1. Moon The Moon is a barren‚ rocky world without air and water. It has dark lava plain on its surface. The Moon is filled wit craters. It has no light of its own. It gets its light from the Sun. The Moo keeps changing its shape as it moves round the Earth. It spins on its axis in 27.3 days stars were named after the Edwin Aldrin were the first ones to set their foot on the Moon on 21 July 1969 They reached the Moon in their space craft named Apollo II. 2. Sun The sun is a huge
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A 2007 study finds that discharge of untreated sewage is the single most important cause for pollution of surface and ground water in India. There is a large gap between generation and treatment of domestic waste water in India. The problem is not only that India lacks sufficient treatment capacity but also that the sewage treatment plants that exist do not operate and are not maintained.[1] The majority of the government-owned sewage treatment plants remain closed most of the time due to improper
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DELHI: A Heritage City; Nominating Delhi on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Cities Articulating the Outstanding Universal Value of Delhi’s Ancient and Sultanate Period th 10 November‚ 2011‚ India International Centre‚ New Delhi Contribution of the Firuzian Era to development of Indo-Islamic building typologies Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover Firuz Shah Tughlaq was nominated as the Sultan in 1351 on the death of his cousin to rule for the next 37 years. According to historians he was the choice
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i Page 1 : India is a South Asian countries‚ accounting for most of peninsular India. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south‚ the Arabian Sea on the south-west‚ and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east Indian border with Pakistan‚ China‚ Myanmar‚ Bangladesh‚ Nepal‚ Bhutan and Afghanistan. Its the 7th largest country in the world and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people Page 2: India has Indus civilization ‚ it had strong development 5000 years ago India is the
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Taj Mahal ताज महल تاج محل | Southern view of the Taj Mahal. | Location | Agra‚ India | Coordinates | 27.174799°N 78.042111°E | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Built | 1632–1653[citation needed] | Architect | Ustad Ahmad Lahauri | Architectural style(s) | Mughal | Visitation | More than 3 million (in 2003) | | UNESCO World Heritage Site | Type | Cultural | Criteria | i | Designated | 1983 (7th session) | Reference # | 252 | State Party | India | Region | Asia-Pacific
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