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	Musi River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Musi River is a river which passes through the city of Hyderabad in India.
		A number of bridges cross the river; the oldest, called "Purana Puul"(literally meaning old bridge) was built during the 16th century by the Qutb Shahi sultans of Golconda.
		This river's claim to fame is its significance in the birth of the city of Hyderabad.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musi_River (241 words)

	River Krishna
		Originating from the western flanks of the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar, Krishna is the fourth largest river basin in the country.
		Musi, Krishna's tributary on the west of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, is in a bad shape with nearly 350 mld of polluted water and sewage originating from the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad flowing into it.
		Instances of stomach ailments and skin rashes were recorded by the local administration as most villages used the river for drinking water, bathing, irrigation, fishing and water for their livestock.
	www.rainwaterharvesting.org /Crisis/river-krishna.htm (1071 words)

	Hyderabad Greens.org - Musi River
		In the “Save Musi Campaign” Workshop held on 15 th June 2005, the representatives of Voluntary Organizations and the citizens participated in the debate suggested the enlargement of the scope of the project to cover the entire stretch of Musi River in HUDA limits.
		The Musi River function is to carry rainwater to all downstream areas besides helping the filling up of Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar together with all its small tributaries as well as to carry all flood flow during heavy rains.
		For this purpose, the original bed of the Musi River must be delineated and maintained, the walls of the Musi River are ded must be retained and not disturbed.
	www.hyderabadgreens.org /musi.html (3089 words)

	Musi River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Musi river flows through a major portion of Hyderabad and divides the historic old city with the new city.
		There are quite a few bridges used to cross the river that have been build.
		Although, one of the bridge called the "Purana Puul" was built back during the rule of the Qutub Shahi dynasty dating back to the 16th century.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mu/musi_river.htm (68 words)

	Palembang
		Palembang lies on the island of Sumatra and is cut in two by the Musi River, which is also known as the Palembang River.
		In its lower reaches the Musi is a tidal river, which means that the banks are covered with water at regular intervals.
		Most of the industrial businesses are situated along the banks of the Musi River or on the outskirts of the town, while the majority of the traditional small businesses are located in the old Chinese quarter.
	www.leidenuniv.nl /fsw/nas/pub_palembang.htm (4495 words)

	HYDERABAD or HAIDARABAD - LoveToKnow Article on HYDERABAD or HAIDARABAD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		or HAIDARABAD, capital of the above state, is situated on the right bank of the river Musi, a tributary of the Kistna, with Golconda to the west, and the residency and its bazaars and the British cantonment of Secunderabad to the north-east.
		There are several fine palaces built by various nizams, and the British residency is an imposing building in a large park on the left bank of the Musi, N.E. of the city.
		Four bridges crossed the Musi, the most notable of which was the Furana Pul, of 23 arches, built in 1593.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HY/HYDERABAD_or_HAIDARABAD.htm (496 words)

	Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Musi river is a natural boon to the city of hyderabad.
		the river musi,though known to be a hall mark in the history of hyderabad is now in a pathetic condition.it being used a mear dumping area lost its beauty the recent decision of govt to restore the river and beautify it is welcome.the river needs urgent restoration.
		essage: the musi river is being used for duming of garbage besides is being encroached upon by public.
	www.ourmch.com /discussion/discuss.asp?msgid=13 (3644 words)

	The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Musi project makes little headway
		The ambitious Musi River Conservation Project got the Central Government nod under the National River Action Plan of the Ministry of Environment and Forests one full year back.
		According to the HMWSSB studies, the BOD concentration in the Musi water was as high as 60 to 117 mg/litre in the city limits.
		The project envisages collecting and diverting the huge volume of domestic sewage and industrial effluents from 18 nalas flowing into Musi and treating them in five proposed sewage treatment plants to be located in different parts of the city and letting the treated sewage into Musi after it meets the river disposal standards.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/06/09/stories/2004060913450300.htm (497 words)

	Indonesia.NL - Sumatera :South Sumatera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		By Javanese standards, the Musi River is both very broad as well as long, comparable to those found on the big island of Kalimantan, formerly Borneo.
		The river flows right through the city, cutting it in two halves called the Ulu bank and the Ilir bank and linked by a bridge of considerable size and length, called the Ampera Bridge.
		This island lies right at the mouth of the Musi River in the South China Sea and is one of the world's major producers of tin.
	www.indonesia.nl /articles.php?rank=6&art_cat_id=12&status=archive (1357 words)

	Rs 350-crore project for Musi clean-up
		The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board is awaiting clearance of its proposal to clean up the Musi river, a tributary of Krishna river, flowing across the city.
		The river is highly polluted as 500 million litres of sewerage is discharged into the river every day.
		A pipeline is proposed to be laid from Pattancheru, the highly polluted industrial belt, to direct all effluents into the river.
	www.projectsmonitor.com /detailnews.asp?newsid=4804 (298 words)

	African Wildlife Foundation: News and Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Caprivi Strip is a long panhandle enclosed by permanent water and stretching eastwards from the Kavango River to and along the Zambezi ending at the border junction of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
		The African Wildlife Foundation says the river is already facing competing demands for water, agriculture, power generation, industrial and domestic use as well as wildlife habitat and tourism.
		According to the Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECZ), it is quite common in the region that when a country on one side of a political border imposes a fishing ban, during the fish breeding season, for instance, the country on the other side does not.
	www.awf.org /news/2532 (882 words)

	Hyderabad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On the right bank of the Musi is the old city.
		Founded in 1589, it became the capital of the nizams, or princes, of Hyderabadin 1724.
		Five bridges cross the Musi to the left bank where the formerBritish residency, the state museum, and the state central library are located.
	www.2747.com /2747/world/city/hyderabad.htm (176 words)

	HYDERABAD-eng
		The town is constructed on the south shore of the Musi river.
		This is a mosque built at the central part of the old walled city, which is constructed at the south of the Musi river.
		Its construction is said to have begun in 1617 under the reign of Muhammad Qutb Shah of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty and it is recognized as one of the buildings that represent the period.
	www.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp /~islamarc/WebPage1/htm_eng/hyderabad-eng.htm (459 words)

	Mining Advocacy Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Formerly, both Airhidup and Selingsing rivers were local communities’ water sources for irrigation and domestic use, as well as providing a source of livelihood through fishing.
		Not long ago, the Musi river was polluted by thousands litres of oil spilled as a result of a crash between a PLTU-I/PLN barge carrying 363 litters of IDF (industrial diesel fuel), with An Giang, a Vietnam-flagged cargo boat.
		After the incident, water pumped out from the Musi River was mixed with oil, and this water is used for drinking and domestic use by the communities living on both sides of the river.
	www.jatam.org /english/newsletter/uploaded/kk35.html (5182 words)

	The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Commercial use of Nagole vacant land being mooted
		Seshu, who was associated with the perspective plan for a comprehensive development strategy for the Musi since 1999, said it was an aesthetic project than a commercial one.
		This project would be in tandem with the Musi river conservation project of the Centre involving setting up effluent treatment plants.
		The MCH Commissioner, Sanjay Jaju, said the major objectives were to clean the river, develop it as tourist spot, create green space and facilitate economic development and social integration.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2005/06/16/stories/2005061617930300.htm (583 words)

	Rescue divers impeded by river
		The Boeing 737-300 crashed into the Musi River on Friday, halfway through a flight from Jakarta to Singapore.
		Divers groped their way through the opaque water to locate the wreckage, but Police Sgt. Husen Achmad said they were having trouble opening the doors of the plane.
		Welding tools were being brought in to help pry the doors loose, and divers said they intended to cut their way into the jet today.
	www.recordonline.com /1997/12-21-97/apcra.htm (330 words)

	Indonesia - Hotels Booking and Hotel Reservations and information for all areas of Indonesia
		Kotamadya Palembang, is the capital of South Sumatera Province and situated on the Musi River.
		The city is generally flat and large parts of it are regularly flooded by the tidal influence of the Musi River.
		The river flows right through the city, dividing it into two halves called the Ulu bank and the Ilir bank.
	www.travel-here.com /indonesia.asp (691 words)

	RUAF magazine no. 8 Livelihoods Musi River Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh India Wastewater Irrigated Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Musi river which runs through Hyderabad is dry upstream of the city except for four months during the monsoon season when it receives 700-800 mm of rainfall.
		Some were squatters on the banks of the Musi and were relocated by the government to a resettlement area in the city.
		Wastewater agriculture in this urban area along the Musi river, provides livelihoods to a diverse group of people from different caste groups and represents a broad spectrum of social classes, ranging from the lower middle class to very low-income groups of urban dwellers, to temporary and permanent migrants from rural areas.
	www.ruaf.org /no8/14_musi.html (4005 words)

	Indonesia; SilkAir Crash, 104 Dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On Saturday, divers tried to pry open the doors of the wrecked jet whose nose was buried in the muddy bed of the Musi River.
		The mostly intact fuselage was found Saturday at the bottom of the river.
		A strong undercurrent and poor visibility in the river made it difficult for divers to open the doors.
	www.emergency.com /indocrsh.htm (288 words)

	Mining Advocacy Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Musi River is a necessary source of water, and the provider of livelihoods for the city of Palembang.
		The Musi River, the longest in Sumatra, is a strategic trading route, and is an important fishing ground for many of the communities that live along the river.
		On July 7th 2003, the Musi River suffered a serious oil spill after a collision between a barge that contained diesel fuel from the PLN Power Plant and Distribution unit and a cargo ship from the PT Angiang Shipping Company that was flying the Vietnamese flag.
	www.jatam.org /english/newsletter/uploaded/kk36.html (4159 words)

	The Japanese Invasion of Sumatra Island
		Palembang town and P1 were both on the north side of the Musi River and the Dutch for the L-shaped hard surface runways at the aerodrome was developing a dispersal area.
		The Musi River to just below the town forked into a delta and the main channel could be navigable by ocean going ships for about 50 miles inland from Banka Strait.
		There was no bridge spanning the Musi to P2 from Palembang and the process of the few ferries with the capacity of a four to six vehicles across the river was slow.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/fall_sumatra.html (5043 words)

	MODIS Website
		Compared to the underlying November 8, 2004, image, wide dark-blue rivers of water cut across the tropical landscape.
		The Musi River in the north and the Tulangbawang River in the south are significantly larger than they were in November.
		Dark shadows in the wetlands to the east of the swollen Musi River reveal water where bare brown land existed in November.
	modis.gsfc.nasa.gov /gallery/individual.php?db_date=2005-01-28 (191 words)

	Travelling Information Palembang
		This museum located near the Ampera bridge across the Musi river is build by the Dutch in 1923 on the spot where the original palace of the sultan was located.
		It is possible to do a river trip on the Musi river by speed boat.
		Some favorites are the ikan belida (an eel like river fish), pindang baung (a spicy fish soup) and sambal buah (fresh fruit with sambal).
	snow.prohosting.com /dotravel/indonesia/travel/tekst_palembang.html (765 words)

	Heifer Indonesia Project
		The CBO Bina Usaha is located in the village of Pulokerto along the Musi River in Gandus subdistrict on the farthest outskirts of the city of Palembang.
		The CBO Harapan Bersama is located in the village of Pulai Gading along the Lalan River in Bayung Lincir subdistrict, Musi Banyuasin district.
		The CBO members agree not to pollute the rivers by ensuring the stalls, grazing areas, and livestock bathing will be done far from the rivers.
	www.heiferindonesia.org /projects/pinsani.htm (765 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		Environmental activists have called for a transparent investigation into the pollution on Musi River in Palembang that has allegedly originated from a factory on the river's banks owned by state-owned fertilizer company PT Pupuk Pusri.
		An alliance of nongovernmental organizations accused PT Pusri of polluting the Musi when thousands of fish were found dead in the river last March and numerous people living on the river's banks reported suffering from skin diseases beginning last August.
		The one delivered to the city administration shows the river pollution is being caused by the fertilizer company's waste water while the other one released to the public says the company has treated its waste water in accordance with the law," he said.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20011206.F04 (486 words)

	:: The Indonesia Tourism Database :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra province, the people have a unique celebration with a Bidar race, held on the Musi River which meanders through the city.
		Every decorative Jalur used for the race of the Kuantan river s made of one single large bark of tree, approximately 30m long and 1 meter wide, manned by 25 to 30 rowers.
		Traditional Dayak and Malay sports event will be held to add to the festivities, however, the highlight of them all is the throwing of the mock dragon into the Mahakam River which is one of the widest and longest rivers in the country.
	www.budpar.go.id /marketing/marketmgt/promotion/calendar/major.html (811 words)

	DEHATOUR - INFO SOUTH SUMATERA - Island Destination (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Palembang, its capital city and gateway to the province, lies right on the banks of the great Musi river, 60 km upstream and navigable by oceangoing vessels.
		No wonder that most major social and economic activities should center in and around Palembang and the Musi river where the region's pride, the Ampera Bridge, is found as well.
		Because of its sheer location on the southernmost rim of the South China Sea and close to one of world's busiest sea lanes linking the Far East with Europe, the region's historical background is undoubtedly rich and colorful.
	www.dehatour.com /data/info_SouthSumatera.htm (1376 words)

	Banyuasin Musi River Delta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The very large delta system of the Banyuasin and Musi Rivers and numerous smaller rivers and mangrove creeks.
		The peninsula between the Sembilang and Banyuasin Rivers is one of the most important areas for waterfowl in Indonesia, with thousands of large waterbirds and tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds.
		Silvius (1986) has proposed that the area between the Sembilang River and Banyuasin River (the Banyuasin Peninsula) be designated as a Nature Reserve.
	www.arcbc.org.ph /wetlands/indonesia/idn_banyuasinmusi.htm (1004 words)

	South Sumatra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		One of thegreatest kindoms in Indonesian history, the Buddhist Empire of Sriwijaya,prospered and grew along the banks of the Musi River in South Sumatra overa thousand years ago.
		By the Javanesestandards the Musi river is both very reoad as well as long, comparableto those found on th big island of Kalimantan, formerly Borneao.
		Thisisland lies right at the mouth of the Musi river in the Souyth China Seaand is one of the world's major producers of tin.
	www.indonesiasouthafrica.co.za /ssumatra.html (1244 words)

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