Shabaz Sharif
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Ghaggar-Hakra was monsoon fed and thus most suitable for winter cultivation and unlike Indus there was no risk of rise in water level when snow melts during standing crops. That was the reason that most of the Indus valley sites on Ghaggar-Hakra instead of Indus. BTW Ghaggar-Hakra did originate from the Himalayas from Shivalik ranges even if it was a monsoon fed river and many prominent historians still believe it is the Saraswati of Rigveda as it matches with the description of being in between Sutlej and Yamuna.
Many so called antique historians at this point believed that Ghaggar river used to be mountain fed once upon a time, which 2012 report proved that it was not the case at all. So all those who believed it to be Saraswati does not matter, we have come a long way since then. And as we all know Saraswati importance was 2nd to mighty Indus in Rig Vedic society.
Rig Veda Rivers
"There are rare mentions of rivers to the east. the Yamuna is invoked a handful of times; the Ganges no more then twice at the most; and the Saraswati, a fabled eastern river that dried up around 1000 BCE, is only praised in later layers of the text." Empire of Indus, Alice Albania
Just in case anyone acuse PNAS of being anti-India. The study was done by 5 countries including Pakistan & India.