# Canonical recap data for Ghaggar-Hakra Monsoon Collapse (9500)
# Source: https://recap.at/9500/ghaggar-hakra-collapse
# Format: YAML 1.2 (UTF-8). Generated at request time.
slug: ghaggar-hakra-collapse
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/9500/ghaggar-hakra-collapse"
title: Ghaggar-Hakra Monsoon Collapse
subtitle: Climate deterioration and river system failures forced major population movements across proto-Indus Valley settlements, reshaping early South Asian settlement geography.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 9500-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 9500
decade: 9500
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows in force only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage, and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. In pre-Harappan times the Ghaggar was a tributary of the Sutlej. It is still connec
summaryLong: The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows in force only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage, and as Hakra downstream of the barrage in the Thar Desert. In pre-Harappan times the Ghaggar was a tributary of the Sutlej. It is still connected to this paleochannel of the Sutlej, and possibly the Yamuna, which ended in the Nara River, presently a delta channel of the Indus River joining the sea via Sir Creek.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Chandigarh_aerial1.jpg/1280px-Chandigarh_aerial1.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Ghaggar-Hakra River"
importance: 73
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghaggar-Hakra_River"
  title: Ghaggar-Hakra River
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- disaster
metaDescription: "The Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows in force only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before "
wikidataQid: Q798422
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618025351/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghaggar-Hakra_River"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: Ghaggar-Hakra River
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghaggar-Hakra_River"
