Vaitarna

Vaitarna
Vaitarna
	Vaitarna River, View from Silent Hill Resort
Location
Country	India
Physical characteristics
Source	Trambahrshwar, Nashik
• location	Maharashtra
Mouth	Arabian Sea
• location	Palghar district, Maharashtra
Length	154 km (96 mi) approx.

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The Vaitarna River (IAST: Vaitarṇā, pronunciation: [ʋəit̪əɾɳaː]) is a river in Nashik and Palghar district of Maharashtra. Tansa is its left bank tributary and Pinjal, Dehraja, Surya are its right bank tributaries. Upper stretches of Vaitarna are clean but in lower stretches it's polluted due to untreated industrial and civic waste. Vaitarna is one of the most polluted rivers in India.^[1]

Course[edit]

It originates in Sahyadri mountain ranges near Trimbakeshwar. Vaitarna river is just 2 km away from India’s second longest river Godavari. Vaitarna has a confluence with the Tanasa just before it enters the Arabian Sea. Jhow and Wadhiv islands lie in its estuary. Arnala Island lies off its mouth. It has three major dams which supply water to Mumbai.

Significance[edit]

Vaitarna supplies much of Mumbai's drinking water. It is the largest river in the Northern Konkan region and drains Maharashtra's whole Palghar District.

Legacy[edit]

The SS Vaitarna, a steamship, was named after the river.

References[edit]

↑ Badri Chaterjee (4 October 2017). "Maharashtra has the most polluted rivers in India: Report". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

Coordinates: 19°42′N 72°56′E / 19.700°N 72.933°E / 19.700; 72.933

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[1] Badri Chaterjee (4 October 2017). "Maharashtra has the most polluted rivers in India: Report". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Retrieved 18 October 2017.

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