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Centre to set up institute for Saraswati river research

It is believed that the river — mentioned in Rigveda some 10,000 years ago — originated at Adibadri in Yamunanagar.

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The Saraswati river

The Centre has announced a research institute and a museum in Haryana to carry out studies pertaining to the mythical Saraswati river, which finds mention in the vedas.

A decision in this regard was taken Sunday during a meeting between Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma and Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

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The institute will come up at Mugalwali village in Yamunanagar, as part of the Krishna Circuit, for which Rs 20 crore would be allocated through Tourism Ministry’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive scheme. As for the museum, which is also likely to come up in Yamunanagar, finer details are being worked out, a ministry official said.

It is believed that the river — mentioned in Rigveda some 10,000 years ago — originated at Adibadri in Yamunanagar.

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