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The '''Tapti River''' (or '''Tapi''') is a river in [[central India]] located to the south of the [[Narmada]] river which flows westwards before draining into the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref name=eb>{{cite web |title=Tapti River |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Tapti-River |publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]] |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> The river has a length of around | The '''Tapti River''' (or '''Tapi''') is a [[river]] in [[central India]] located to the south of the [[Narmada River|Narmada]] river which flows westwards before draining into the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref name=eb>{{cite web |title=Tapti River |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Tapti-River |publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]] |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> The river has a length of around 724kms and flows through the states of [[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=eb/> It flows through [[Surat]], and is crossed by the [[Port of Magdalla|Magdalla]], ONGC Bridge.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Truck-falls-into-Tapi-River-from-Magdalla-Bridge-driver-missing/articleshow/52512903.cms|title=Truck falls into Tapi River from Magdalla Bridge, driver missing|date=31 May 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co|access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Prakash Barage.jpg|thumb|260px|Prakasha Barage on Tapti River, at [[Prakasha]]]] | [[File:Prakash Barage.jpg|thumb|260px|Prakasha Barage on Tapti River, at [[Prakasha]]]] | ||
On 7 August 1968, before the construction of the [[Ukai Dam]] to bring its waters under control and provide hydroelectric power, the Tapti River overflowed its banks during heavy rains during the [[monsoon]] season. | On 7 August 1968, before the construction of the [[Ukai Dam]] to bring its waters under control and provide hydroelectric power, the Tapti River overflowed its banks during heavy rains during the [[monsoon]] season. More than 1,000 people drowned in the flood,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19680813&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | title=1,000 Believed Dead In India Flooding | newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=13 August 1968 | page=1 | author=Associate Press | access-date=24 February 2019 }}</ref> and the city of [[Surat]] was submerged beneath 10 feet of water for several days.<ref>"Western India Town Under 10 Feet Of Water; Flood Toll Hits 1,000", ''Indianapolis Star'', 15 August 1968, p2</ref> After the floodwaters receded, at least 1,000 more people died in [[Gujarat]] during a [[cholera]] epidemic from the contamination of the drinking [[Water|water.]]<ref>Lee Allyn Davis, ''Facts on File: Natural Disasters'' (Infobase Publishing, 23 June 2010) pp166-167</ref> Its basin covers the parts of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The river is supposedly named after the goddess [[Tapati]], the daughter of [[Surya]], the Sun god and [[Chhaya]]. | The river is supposedly named after the goddess [[Tapati]], the daughter of [[Surya]], the Sun god and [[Chhaya]]. Tapati is the sister of [[Shani]], [[Bhadra]], [[Yamuna]] and [[Yama]].<ref name="Mittal06">{{cite book|last1=Mittal|first1=J.P.|title=History of ancient India : a new version|date=2006|publisher=Atlantic|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788126906161|page=412|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rrh4tY3v2A4C&pg=PA412|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
{{wide image|Tapi paramoma 3.jpg|800px|Panorama of Tapi river in Surat city | {{wide image|Tapi paramoma 3.jpg|800px|Panorama of Tapi river in Surat city | ||