History says that the course of the river had earlier changed due to a major earthquake that took place on June 16, 1819 at 4pm.
If we believe the third eye in the sky, the American satellites - Terra and Aqua's -recent data, history is repeating itself in the form of river Indus which is once again changing its course and is moving towards Kutch.
History says that the course of the river had earlier changed due to a major earthquake that took place on June 16, 1819 at 4pm. The Indus, which used to flow by Kutch's Lakhpat port, changed its course due to the tectonic movements and inched closer to Pakistan, around 125 km southeast of Karachi, flowing downwards to meet the Arabian Sea while it moved 150km northwest from the Lakhpat port.
However, due to the recent heavy rains and floods that have devastated Pakistan, the course of the river Indus has started changing once again, and it is now inching towards Kutch. The satellite images presented here show that a new course has developed to the south of Kalri lake in Thatta district of Pakistan.
Interpreting the satellite images, remote sensing expert Dr PS Thakker says, "New courses have developed to the south of Kalri lake, one of which has reached 60 km northwest of Lakhpat to the Sir Creek, while the second is 56 km north of Lakhpat, near Jati in Pakistan. Kalri or Keenjhar lake is a fresh water lake in Pakistan, which plays a substantial ecological role in the functioning of the Indus river basin."
Dr Thakker added, "The lake is extremely important for a wide variety of birds. The Indus or Sindhu river was flowing near Lakhpat, which was a major port, known as Basta Bundar, before the 1819 earthquake took place. There were many small ports around the course of river Kori and Puran, which were tributaries of the Indus, like Sindari, Kaeera Nulla, Sundo and Kareemshahi."
Speaking about the ports and towns in the Great Rann of Kutch,
Dr Thakker said, "Vigho Kot was a major port and as big as Bhuj city. These facts have been mentioned in the memoirs of Burne's, written in 1828."
"These satellite images taken on August 27 show the original course of river Indus, meeting at 23º 59' 31" N and 67º 24' 38" E. After that, due to the recent floods in Pakistan, the area remained covered by clouds. The first cloud-free image was available on September 7, 2010, which shows that two new courses of river Indus have been developed to the east of the present-day course. These two courses meet the Sir Creek at 24º 21' 30" N and 68º 15' 21" E and the other course can be seen at 24º 14' 16" N and 68º 26' 54" E," informed Dr Thakker.
He added that the water of the Indus river might reach the east of Lakhpat in the Great Rann of Kutch, near Zara at 24º 14' 09" N and 69º 12' 07" E. Possibilities cannot be denied that the water may reach further east.
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