“Lost Saraswati River found at Prayagraj Sangam? Here’s what scientists reveal”, Wionews, May 13, 2026
“Scientists have found strong scientific evidence of the invisible Saraswati river beneath the ground, a third buried channel of the Sangam at Prayagraj. The Ganga & the Yamuna rivers are visible on the surface, but Saraswati has been invisible for centuries. Using advanced airborne geophysical techniques and confirmatory drilling, researchers from the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, have spotted a major palaeo river channel flowing between the Ganga and the Yamuna in the Ganga-Yamuna doab near Prayagraj. Palaeo rivers channel are ancient river systems that have previously flowed on the surface of the Earth but are now buried under layers of sediment.
Dr Subhash Chandra, a scientist at CSIR-NGRI and a specialist in palaeo river channels, confirmed that the discovery is scientifically strong and physically verified. “This has been confirmed and sealed,” Dr Chandra said. “We have done dedicated drilling over the identified paleo channel, and the physical existence has been fully confirmed. There is no doubt.”
The Paleo River is 10 to 15 metres below the ground surface, masked by alluvial deposits. Its characteristics are quite different from surface rivers or abandoned river courses. “It is a big palaeo river having equal dimensions, the same base level as the Ganga and the Yamuna,” he explained. “Since they have the same depth level, it shows that this is a completely third river, not the same river moving or changing course,” Dr Subhash said…….”
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