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{{Distinguish|Sharda River}}
{{For|other rivers named Kali|Kali River (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
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| name_native = Kali
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The '''Kali River''' originates in the [[Sivalik Hills|Upper Sivaliks]] and passes through [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar district|Muzaffarnagar]] and [[Baghpat district]]s, before merging with [[Hindon River]] (at [[Barnava]], [[Baghpat]]), which goes on to merge with the [[Yamuna River]] (near [[Delhi]]), which itself goes to merge with the [[Ganga River]], which finally merges with the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The total length of the river from its origin up to its confluence with the Hindon river is 150 km. The river is named Kali, because of the Hindu Goddess [[Kali]].<ref name="Hydrology and water resources of India">Hydrology and water resources of India By Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh,p. 349 Springer, The Netherlands. {{ISBN|1-4020-5179-4}}.</ref>

==Pollution and ecology==
The Kali River is polluted from both raw sewage and industrial discharges.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Pathak, Sugandha|date=August 2011|title=No helping hand for Kali|publisher=Civil Society Online|url=http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/Archive/aug11/aug1110.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419000516/http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/Archive/aug11/aug1110.htm|archivedate=19 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of the rivers that is targeted for clean-up under the [[National Ganga River Basin Authority]] (NGRBA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Ganga River Basin Project, Design Review and Advisory Services Inception Report – Final |url=http://www.ganga-river-project.com/04_resultats/documents/Fasep_NGRBA_Inception%20Report_rev1.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419002101/http://www.ganga-river-project.com/04_resultats/documents/Fasep_NGRBA_Inception%20Report_rev1.pdf |archivedate=2013-04-19 }}</ref>

[[File:Kaali River At Dedwa Village3.jpg|thumb|Kali River near Dedwa village, Meerut (UP)]]

== References ==
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{{Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Rivers of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

Kali River (Uttar Pradesh) - Revision history

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