Dahisar River
Dahisar River | |
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Mumbai suburban district, India | |
Mouth | |
• location | Arabian Sea, India |
Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Basin size | 34.88 km2 (13.47 sq mi) |
Depth | |
• average | 10 m |
Dahisar River is a river on
The river was once so picturesque that
Encroachments
Unregulated urbanisation has resulted in severe
Encroachments on dry areas of riverbed as well as on the banks of this river had choked and pinched the watercourse and aggravated the risk of flooding. Field observations indicated that the river also suffered from dumping of debris from construction activities, industrial wastes on the banks, and dumping of municipal solid wastes coupled with inadequate annual desilting efforts. Ingress encroachments from the banks (building, industries, and slums) as well as modification of river-course and local diversion of streams have compounded the risk of flooding. Some of the glaring encroachments are: Bridge along Dahisar River between Western Express Highway and S. V. Road, Marble Shops near the Western Express Highway, Leprosy Colony, slum pockets between Bhagwati Hospital and Rustomjee Park, and Ranchhoddas Marg.[1]
2005 Floods
The river flood was caused by the eighth heaviest ever recorded 24-hour rainfall figure of 994 mm (39.1 inches)[6] which lashed the city on 26 July 2005, and intermittently continued through the next day. During the deluge, about 10,000 houses and shops in Rawal Pada, Ghartan Pada and Sri Krishna Nagar were submerged causing heavy losses. The level of water in this region was about 2.5 metres. Thousands of families living below the poverty line became shelterless overnight, losing entire livelihoods. Various locations such as Daulat Nagar, Leprosy Colony, Mhatre Wadi and Kandar Pada were completely submerged under 3 metres of water due to high tide indicating the need for tide regulatory gates at the mouth of the river. State Bank of India Staff "Vaibhav" CHS society, because of its peculiar location, was particularly affected. Most of the bungalow type of resident homes in this locality were completely submerged. Subsequent to this event, flooding of the river, although of lesser intensity, became a regular phenomenon for this location. As of March 2016, most of the original residents of this society have either sold of their property or are staying in rented accommodation, awaiting redevelopment of the property. [1]
Gallery
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Dahisar River inside National Park
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Final Report" (PDF). Fact Finding Committee on Mumbai floods. March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- BRIMSTOWADreport Table A7.1, page ES-14
- Times of India. 12 March 2004. Archived from the originalon 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2006.
- ^ "Crocodile Conservation in Maharashtra". ENVIS Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Maharashtra to constitute disaster management body". Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2006.
- ^ "I'm okay, you're okay". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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