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	*[[List of rivers of India]]		*[[List of rivers of India]]
	*[[List of major rivers of India\|Rivers of India]]		*[[List of major rivers of India\|Rivers of India]]

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{{Short description|River in Mumbai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2009}}
{{Infobox river
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| image_caption = Mithi River At Filter Pada
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| subdivision_name4 = [[Mumbai Suburban]]
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| length = {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/mithi-river-development-and-protection-authority-mrdpa-|title=Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Mithi River Development and Protection Authority}}</ref>
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| source1 = [[Vihar Lake]]
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The '''Mithi River''' (Pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[miʈʰiː]]]) is a river on [[Salsette Island]], the island of the city of [[Mumbai]], India. It is a confluence of [[Tailwater|tail-water]] [[Discharge (hydrology)|discharges]] of the [[Powai Lake|Powai]] and [[Vihar Lake|Vihar]] lakes. The river is seasonal and rises during the [[monsoon]]s. 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 [[angling|anglers]], who can catch large fish that have escaped from the lakes{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}. [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport]] is located right next to the section of RIVER at [[Andheri]].

==Geography==
[[File:Mithi river at CST road.JPG|thumb|Mithi river in Mumbai showing the concrete pillars used in increasing its width]]
The river originates from the overflow of [[Vihar Lake]] and also receives the overflows from the [[Powai Lake]] about 2 km later. It flows for a total of 18 km before it meets the [[Arabian Sea]] at [[Mahim Creek]] flowing through residential and industrial complexes of Powai, [[Saki Naka]], [[Kurla]], [[Santa Cruz (Mumbai)#Kalina|Kalina]], [[Vakola]], [[Bandra-Kurla complex]], [[Dharavi]] and [[Mahim]].
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|date=June 2009}}

==Ecology==
It is also less well known that the Mahim bay area, where Mithi River meets Arabian Sea is a nominated bird sanctuary where migratory birds come for nesting. This part is full of [[mangrove]]s.
When the river was not as [[water pollution in India|polluted]] as it is today, it used to serve as an important storm water drain for Mumbai but as it has been used as a [[Sewage|sewer]] over the years, its importance as a [[storm water drain]] has reduced and on the contrary, it poses as a hazard during high tide bringing polluted water into the city and flooding the city.

==Environmental degradation==
The river has been polluted by dumping of raw [[sewage]], [[industrial waste]] and [[municipal waste]] into the river. Besides this, illegal activities like washing vessels, animals and oily drums, discharge of unauthorised [[hazardous waste]] are also carried out along the course of this river. Cattle sheds in some areas contribute animal waste. Barrel cleaners, scrap dealers and others dump [[sludge oil]], effluent and garbage in the river. The organic waste, sludge and garbage dumping has reduced the [[carrying capacity]] of the river. The water with mixture of sewage and industrial waste is a threat to marine life. The river bed is full of sludge, garbage and vegetation growth like [[water hyacinth]] in many parts.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://mpcb.gov.in/images/mithireport.pdf | work=[[Maharashtra Pollution Control Board]] | title=Mithi river water pollution and recommendations for its control | access-date= 29 August 2014}}</ref>

The city of Mumbai earned the [[epithet]] – 'Cottonopolis of India' due to its vibrant cotton [[textile mills]]. The mills over the years have utilized water from this river and dumped their waste into it leading to the present polluted state of the river.

==Cleanup==
The [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai]] has undertaken a cleanliness drive lately so that the [[2005 Maharashtra floods|floods]] of 26 July 2005 are not repeated. An environmental group has been formed by [[Rajendra Singh (environmentalist)|Rajendra Singh]], an award-winning conservationist in 2009. The [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation|BMC]] has been able to remove just 267,000 cubic metres so far, or 60% of what is required.<ref name="DNA 2009-01-12">{{cite news | first=Ashwin | last=Aghor | title=Eco group formed to revive Mithi River | date=2009-01-12 | url =http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_eco-group-formed-to-revive-mithi-river_1220795 | work =DNA | access-date = 2009-06-21 }}</ref> It aims to revive the dying river. Recently environmentalist Afroz Shah has launched campaigns with the local citizens of Mumbai to clean the Mithi river, to much success.[https://twitter.com/AfrozShah1/status/1145141013393993729?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet]

== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mithiriver.ning.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713220343/http://mithiriver.ning.com/ |archive-date=2009-07-13 }}</ref>
In 2009, environmentalist and Magsaysay Award winner, [[Rajendra Singh (environmentalist)|Rajendra Singh]] lead a ''yatra'', of a group of environmentalist and NGOs, through [[Mumbai]] city along the degraded Mithi river to highlight its problems.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waterman of India plans a river parliament to revive the Mithi |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/waterman-of-india-plans-a-river-parliament-to-revive-the-mithi/409452/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120906172146/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/waterman-of-india-plans-a-river-parliament-to-revive-the-mithi/409452/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2012 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=12 January 2009 }}</ref>

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<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Water-babies-stinky-but-timely/articleshow/4711076.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Water babies, stinky but timely | date=2009-06-28}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Environment|Ecology}}
*[[List of rivers of India]]
*[[List of major rivers of India|Rivers of India]]
*[[Seven Islands of Bombay]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Mumbai}}

* [http://www.sundancechannel.com/films/500203164 ''Five Disasters Waiting to Happen''], a film that chronicles the Mithi river's ecological issues.
* [http://mpcb.gov.in/images/mithireport.pdf Mithi river water pollution and recommendations for its control] by [[Maharashtra Pollution Control Board]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4tYtd-4PR4 '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]
* [https://hiddenwatersblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/indias-urban-streams/ Kadinsky, Sergey "Mithi River, Mumbai" ''Hidden Waters Blog'' 1 February 2016]

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