Mythical Saraswati River may come to Rajasthan's Rescue

Myth could eventually save the day for the people of arid Rajasthan, who are faced with a dry future. If a multi-million rupee project beginning next month is successful, millenia ago part of one of the most ancient civilizations, the Indus Valley civilization, could again prosper. Fresh water could be tapped in their parched land through the year.

After a decade of study, geologists and archeologists are beginning to believe that the mythical Indian river Saraswati - mentioned in the ancient Indian scripture the Rig Veda, of about 2000 BC, isn't mythical after all.