Dahisar River

Dahisar River
River
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
City	Mumbai
Source	Sanjay Gandhi National Park
- location	Mumbai suburban district, India
Mouth
- location	Arabian Sea, India

Dahisar River is a river in the northern suburbs of Mumbai near the suburb of Dahisar. It originates in the Tulsi Lake in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in the northern reaches of the city. The river is currently highly polluted with the dumping of industrial effluents from workshops, and sewage from slums and stormwater drains into it. The river was once so picturesque that Hindi films were shot here. During 1956-57, crocodiles were witnessesed to be residing the river.^[1]. The river empties into the Manori Creek.

In recent times it narrowed down, and became more shallow due to the presence of the accumulation of silt, debris and plastic bags. After the 2005 Maharashtra floods, where the 100 people lost their lives in the flooding that ensued, the BMC has undertaken a desilting and widening project to clean up the river and prevent flooding in 2006.

References

1. ^ MG Gogate. "Crocodile Conservation in Maharashtra". Wildlife Institute of India. http://www.wii.gov.in/envis/crocodile/mahar.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-03. ^{[dead link]}

• "Maharashtra to constitute disaster management body". Hindu Business Line. http://www.blonnet.com/2005/08/11/stories/2005081100981900.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-03. 
• "Dahisar resident starts movement to clean up river". Times of India. 2004-03-12. http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-555237,prtpage-1.cms. Retrieved 2006-07-03.