| Dahisar River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| City | Mumbai |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sanjay Gandhi National Park |
| • location | 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 Salsette island that runs through Dahisar, a suburb of Mumbai, India. It originates in the Tulsi Lake in Sanjay Gandhi National Park in the northern reaches of the city. The River flows roughly North-West for a total of 12 kilometres through the localities of the National Park, Sri Krishna Nagar, Daulatnagar, Leprosy Colony, Kandar Pada, Sanjay Nagar, and Dahisar Gaothan before meeting the Arabian sea via the Manori Creek.[1] Its total Catchment area is 3488 hectares.[2]
The river was once so picturesque that Hindi films were shot here.[3] Till the late 1960s, crocodiles were witnessed to be residing the river.[4] The river is now highly polluted with the dumping of industrial effluents from workshops, and sewage from slums and stormwater drains into it. In recent times it had 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 more than a 100 people died, the BMC has undertaken a desilting and widening project to clean up the river and prevent future flooding.[5]
- ^ "Final Report" (PDF). Fact Finding Committee on Mumbai floods. March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ Catchment number 203 as described in the BRIMSTOWAD report Table A7.1, page ES-14
- ^ "Dahisar resident starts movement to clean up river". Times of India. 12 March 2004. Archived from the original on 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.