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- Gujarat’s Sabarmati river remains highly polluted despite the spending of nearly ?200 crores that the Centre had allocated to curb pollution in the river from 2014-15 to 2017-18.
About the River
- The Sabarmati is a seasonal river with its flows dominated by the monsoon.
- It originates from Aravalli Hills, Rajasthan and meets in the Bay of Khambhat in the Arabian sea.
- It passes through districts like Udaipur in Rajasthan, and Aravalli, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and Kheda in Gujarat.
- Its length is 371 km. & total catchment area is 21,674 sq. km.
- Tributaries
- Sei, Siri and Dhamni are the right bank’s tributaries and Wakal, Harnav, Hathmati, Khari, Watrak are left bank’s tributaries.
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Source:TH
