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Ruins of Harrappan city found in Haryana

Press Trust Of India / New Delhi/Chandigarh February 21, 2006

The ruins of a city believed to date back to the Harrappan civilisation have been discovered near Meham in Haryana, the State Archaeology and Museums Department said here on Monday.

A department spokesman termed the find, discovered at Farmana Khas, about 12 kilometers from Meham on Julana Road, as very significant. He said till now urban settlements of the civilisation -- Banawali, Bhirdana and Rakhigarhi -- had come to light in the state, but this was the first discovery of the ruins of a city. He said the site of the discovery, popularly known as Daksh Khera, was spread over 32 acres and the ruins were under a three-metre high hillock.

He said the city would have been located on the banks of the river Yamuna, that could have been flowing through the area in ancient times. Ruins from the Harappan era have also been found at Sanoli in Uttar Pradesh along the ancient course of river Yamuna, he said.

Retired Kurukshetra University Professor Suraj Bhan, had observed that in ancient times, the river Yamuna used to pass through the state at Indri, Karnal, south-west of the western Jamuna canal, Mittathal, Tigrana, Tosham and then towards Nohar Bhadra.