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Natural Drainage Network and Rivers

he drainage network in Haryana consists of channels, canals, and drains that are
essential for managing water resources in the region. Its purpose is to facilitate
Tirrigation, prevent flooding, and manage waterlogging. Figure 11 illustrates the N
natural drainage network as well as river of Haryana, excluding canals. The Northern part is
covered by Ghaggar river, Eastern border is covered by Yamuna river. Saraswati paleochannel W E
covers some parts of districts of Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad
and Sirsa. Topographically, from a drainage perspective, the entire state is divided into two S
parts i.e. area draining into the Yamuna Sub Basin of the Ganga Basin and the area draining
into the Ghaggar Sub Basin of the Indus Basin. The drainage area of Yamuna Sub Basin Scale
Kms
comprises of area of Yamuna Nagar (part), Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Rewari, 0 12.5 25 50 75 100
Gurgaon, Mewat, Mahendergarh, Jind (part), Faridabad and Palwal districts. It covers about
40% area of the state and it drains into river Yamuna. The remaining 60% area of the state
drains into the Ghaggar Sub Basin of the Indus Basin comprising Yamuna Nagar (part),
Panchkula, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa
districts. This area has a country slope towards river Ghaggar. The river Ghaggar enters
Haryana State in District Panchkula from the foothills of Shivalik and flows in the South-West
direction to Rajasthan through Haryana and Punjab. The map in Figure 11 provides valuable
information, such as identifying areas with inadequate drainage, current distribution of
drains, and facilitating decisions on draining water from waterlogged areas to the appropriate
drainage system. Main drains, their capacity and out-fall source are presented in Table 12.

Table 12. Sub Basins and Main Drains.

Sr. Bsin Name of Drain Capacity Out-fall
No. Discharge
in Cusec
1 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Main Drain No. 2 6325 River Yamuna
2 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Nai Nallah 2241 Drain No. 8
3 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Diversion Drain NO. 8 7320 River Yamuna
4 YAMUNA SUB BASIN West Juan Drain 500 Mangeshpur Drain
5 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Drain No. 8 1537 Bhindawas lake/Drain
6 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Out-fall Drain No. 8 4000 Dhansa out-fall Drain
7 YAMUNA SUB BASIN KCB Drain 692 Mangeshpur Drain
8 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Chandeni Drain 425 NuhDrain

9 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Nuh Drain 1362 UjinaDrain
10 YAMUNA SUB BASIN UjinaDrain 2200 Ujina Diversion Drain
11 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Ujina Diversion Drain 2200 Gaunchi Main Drain
12 YAMUNA SUB BASIN Gaunchi Main Drain 6655 River Yamuna
1 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Saraswati Drain 16660 A tributary of River Ghaggar
2 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Kaithal Drain 213 River Ghaggar
3 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Rangoi Diversion Drain 4088 River Ghaggar
4 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Hisar Ghaggar 500 River Ghaggar
Multipurpose channel
5 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN MirpurChoe Drain 830 River Ghaggar
6 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Amin Drain 2250 River Ghaggar
7 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Hisar Ghaggar Drain 750 River Ghaggar
8 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Baretta Drain 1380 River Ghaggar
9 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Sirhind Choe Drain 2454 River Ghaggar
10 GHAGGAR SUB BASIN Rangoi Nallah 7000 River Ghaggar
Source: I&WRD, Haryana
Figure 11(a). Natural Drainage Network
Data Source-I&WRA, Haryana
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