HARYANA – States of India
Key Information
Capital : Chandigarh
Geographical Feature: Landlocked state
Present Chief Minister : Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Present Governor : Shivraj Patil
Main language : Hindi (Haryanvi dialect)
Geographical Features of Haryana
Haryana is a landlocked state
Haryana touches boundaries of 5 states – Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh
Haryana also touches boundaries of NCR Delhi
Haryana is the state which envelopes Delhi from three side (other side is that of Uttar Pradesh)
Ghagghar is the most important river that passes through Haryana
Haryana’s plains have been formed mainly by Ghagghar and Yamuna
The Aravali range touches Haryana’s south-west boundary
Much of Haryana’s western areas are semi-desert
Yamuna river forms a natural boundary between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
It is believed that Ghagghar is the mystic Saraswati River that was believed to have disappeared under desert some centuries back
Haryana is the state with least area coming under forest cover (as a percentage of total area)
Political and Historical importance of Haryana