Mithi River
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Mithi River | |
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Mumbai Suburban | |
City | Mumbai |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Vihar Lake |
2nd source | Powai Lake |
• location | Aarey Colony, Goregaon (E) |
3rd source | Vakola Creek |
• location | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport |
Mouth | Arabian Sea |
• location | Mahim Creek |
Length | 18 km (11 mi) [1] |
The Mithi River (Pronunciation: [miʈʰiː]) is a river on Salsette Island, the island of the city of Mumbai, India. It is a confluence of tail-water discharges of the Powai and Vihar lakes. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow, which is stopped by a dam at other times. During this season, the gutter is a favourite with anglers, who can catch large fish that have escaped from the lakes[citation needed]. Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport is located right next to the section of river at Andheri (E).
Geography
The river originates from the overflow of
. The river has an average width of 5 metres in the upper reaches, has been widened to 25 m in the middle reaches and up to 70 m in the lower reaches after 26 July 2005 deluge (944 mm in 24 h on 26 July 2005).[citation needed]Environmental degradation
The river has been polluted by dumping of raw
The city of Mumbai earned the
Cleanup
The
Development
Many young entrepreneurs in and around Mumbai are now aggressively involved with raising awareness of the degradation of the Mithi River, and creating awareness on a global scale as the government of India has again began to ignore this extremely important issue.[4] In 2009, environmentalist and Magsaysay Award winner, Rajendra Singh lead a yatra, of a group of environmentalist and NGOs, through Mumbai city along the degraded Mithi river to highlight its problems.[5]
A Contemporary Art show was also held in 2009 to increase awareness of the dire situation of the Mithi River in Bombay by Chintan Upadhyay titled Khatti – Mithi[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Mithi River Development and Protection Authority".
- ^ "Mithi river water pollution and recommendations for its control" (PDF). Maharashtra Pollution Control Board. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ Aghor, Ashwin (12 January 2009). "Eco group formed to revive Mithi River". DNA. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Mithi River - Let's Try and save Mithi River in Bombay / Mumbai it's turned in to 101% sewage". Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
- Indian Express. 12 January 2009. Archived from the originalon 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Water babies, stinky but timely". The Times Of India. 28 June 2009.
External links
- Five Disasters Waiting to Happen, a film that chronicles the Mithi river's ecological issues.
- Mithi river water pollution and recommendations for its control by Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
- 'Making the Sewer...a River Again – Why Mumbai must reclaim its Mithi.' A film by Riddhi J Chokhawala, Gautam Kirtane and Dhaval Desai, Research Fellows, Observer Research Foundation Mumbai
- Kadinsky, Sergey "Mithi River, Mumbai" Hidden Waters Blog 1 February 2016