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'''Sarasa river''' or '''Sirsa river''' (in Punjabi ਸਰਸਾ /ਸਿਰਸਾ ਨਦੀ, in Hindi सरसा,सिरसा नदी ) is a river in north [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dl.bhu.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/1/74|title=Hydrological Studies in Sirsa Basin of Satluj River, Himachal Pradesh Using Remote Sensing and GIS|first=Pratik|last=Dash|date=28 April 2019|publisher=|via=dl.bhu.ac.in}}</ref><br />
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==Course==<br />
[[File:Rupnagar District Tourist Places.png|thumbnail|right|Sarsa river in Rupnagar district]]The river rises in the [[Shiwalik]] foothills of Southern Himachal Pradesh. It flows in the western part of [[Solan district]], then enters into Punjab near Diwari village. Sarsa joins the river Sutlej at the eastern part of [[Rupnagar district]] of Punjab. It joins the [[Satluj River]] near Taraf village.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Pariwar vichhora gurudwara.jpg|thumb|Pariwar vichhora gurudwara]]<br />
In December 1704, the [[Battle of Sarsa]] (a part of the [[Mughal-Sikh Wars]]) was fought between [[Khalsa]] and [[Mughal Empire]].The river was flooded that night. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] was the tenth [[Sikh]] Guru. His family separated (vichor) during this incident and were presumed to be among the dead.<br />
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A Gurudwara named Parivar Vichora is situated near the bank of river Sirsa in the village Majri.<br />
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==Pollution==<br />
[[Baddi]], [[Nalagarh]], [[Barotiwala]] industrial areas (in [[Solan district]] are on banks of this river. The various research reports by the Central Pollution Control Board, Himdhara (a Himachal-based watchdog) and other media reports note that industrial effluents from Baddi, Barotiwala, and Nalagarh industrial areas, including the discharge from a common effluent treatment plant, illegal dumping of garbage, and unlawful sand mining, are the chief threats to the Sirsa river.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/himachal-s-sirsa-river-facing-ecological-disaster-green-group-118122900285_1.html|title=Himachal's Sirsa river facing ecological disaster: Green group|first=|last=IANS|date=29 December 2018|publisher=|via=Business Standard}}</ref> The pollution has caused great damage to the aquatic life and increased fish mortality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/himachal-sirsa-river-facing-ecological-disaster-green-group-29298/|title=Due To High Pollution, Sirsa River Is Facing Ecological Disaster, says a Himachal Pradesh-Based Green Group - News|date=31 December 2018|website=ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiawaterportal.org/news/fish-mortality-reported-hps-sirsa-river-baddi-industrial-area|title=Fish mortality reported in HP's Sirsa river in Baddi industrial area|website=www.indiawaterportal.org}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rivers of Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
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