(a) whether the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite has traced the course of Saraswati River under the Thar desert in Rajasthan;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Indian Space Research Organisation has done some studies in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SPACE (SHRI S.B. MOOKHERJEE)
(a) No, Sir.
(b) Does not arise.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) Indian Space Research Organisation has carried out studies using data from satellites
for mapping the palaeo-drainage network of ancient river systems in Western
Rajasthan.