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	Rivers in Gujarat,Guide on Rivers in Gujarat,River Information Guide in Gujarat
		The Sabarmati, one of the biggest rivers of north Gujarat, originates from the Dhebar lake in Rajasthan and flows towards the Gulf of Cambay.
		The three "virgin" rivers of the north and the Sabarmati with its tributaries are the daughters of the Aravalli ranges, while the Mahi and the Narmada with their families originate from Madhya Pradesh, the former in the big lake near Amzara and the latter in the Amarkantak.
		Sabarmati River Basin is situated in the mid-southern part of Rajasthan, between latitudes 23°25' and 24°55' and longitudes 73°00' and 73°48'.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /gujarat/rivers (268 words)

	Ahmedabad Travel Agents, Ahmedabad Tour Operators, Ahmedabad Travel Agency, Travel Agency in Ahmedabad, Tour Operator ...
		Ahmedabad, founded in the year 1411 AD is located on the banks of river Sabarmati.
		The city was built in open and spacious plane to the East of Sabarmati.
		This principle city of the state of Gurajat (in western India), is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river, associated with Mahatma Gandhi's ashram.
	www.touroperatorsinindia.com /ahemdabad.html (973 words)

	Gandhi Museum & Ashrams : Sabarmati Ashram
		Sabarmati Ashram, formerly known as 'Satyagraha Ashram", situated in Ahmedabad at the Kocharab Bungalow of Jivanlal Desai, a barrister.
		Later on it was shifted to the banks of Sabarmati river and then it came to be known as 'Sabarmati Ashram'.
		The Ashram was shifted on the bank of river Sabarmati in July 1917.
	www.mkgandhi.org /museum/Sabarmati.htm (432 words)

	Sabarmati River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sabarmati is a river in Western India.
		The Sabarmati originates in the Aravalli Range of the Udaipur District of Rajasthan.
		The legend is that Sultan Ahmed Shah of Gujarat, resting on the bank of Sabarmati, got inspired with the courage of a rabbit to chase a bully dog to establish Ahmedabad in 1411.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sabarmati_River (172 words)

	Central Pollution Control Board (Site not responding. Last check: )
		River Damodar near Mujher mana village, after confluence of Tamla Nallah, at Haldia Downstream; Barakar at Asansol and the Rupnarayan at Geonkhali before confluence to River Ganga; Ramganga at Kannuj; and Gomti at Lucknow downstream are also not meeting the desired criteria.
		River Patalganga at Shilphata; river Ulhas upstream Badlapur; Patalganga near intake of MIDC waterwaorks; Bhatsa at D/s of Pise Dam and Kalu at Atale village are not meeting the criteria due to higher level of BOD in these rivers.
		The river Ghagger is grossly polluted at majority of monitoring locations such as at Ratanhedi D/s of Patiala Nadi; at Moonak; at Chandarpur Siphon; upstream of Sardulgarh and at downstream of Sardulgarh due to the discharge of municipal and industrial wastewater.
	www.cpcb.nic.in /pamsweb/watfindings.htm (2184 words)

	Lothal - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Lothal's dock—the world's earliest—connected the city to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river on the trade route between Harappan cities in Sindh and the peninsula of Saurashtra when the surrounding Kutch desert of today was a part of the Arabian Sea.
		The warehouse was built close to the acropolis on a 3.5-metre-high (10.5 ft) podium of mud bricks.
		When the river changed its course in 2000 BCE, a smaller inlet, 7 metres (23 ft) wide was made in the longer arm, connected to the river by a 2 kilometre (3.2 mi) channel.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Lothal (5685 words)

	Sabarmati Ashram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sabarmati Ashram (Hindi: साबर्मति आश्रम)was established by Mahatma Gandhi in Ahmedabad, in Gujarat in India.
		Sabarmati Ashram, also known as Gandhi Ashram, is located on the Western banks of Sabarmati River, in Northern Ahmedabad.
		In 1917 it was shifted to the banks of Sabarmati river.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sabarmati_Ashram (189 words)

	SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
		The Sabarmati river basin is one of the few classic river basins where all sorts of phenomena associated with water sector like water scarcity, increasing water demand for multiple uses like irrigation, industry and domestic; conflicting demands, inter-sectoral conflicts, intra-sectoral conflicts etc. are occurring.
		River Sabarmati is one of the major West flowing river of Gujarat which originates from Arravali hill ranges in Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of Cambay after travelling 371 Km.
		The main objective of integrated river basin management in river Sabarmati basin is to form River Basin Committee represented by the elected bodies and all the water users of the basin.
	www.oieau.fr /ciedd/contributions/atriob/contribution/parmar.htm (1247 words)

	Cabinet okays Sabarmati river project- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Sabarmati River Development Corporation, especially floated to choose a developer, would start the tendering process on the nationwide basis, Jadeja said.
		It was, however, not clear where the water would come from, as the Dharoi dam upstream conserves most of the Sabarmati water, with no water being allowed to flow down to Ahmedabad as was the case even three years ago.
		Yet, Jadeja said, the city's "ground water level would be recharged by conserving water in the 9-km-long stretch and developing 162 hectares of land that would form part of the Sabarmati river front project".
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow.asp?art_Id=12100220 (423 words)

	The Hindu : Sabarmati water for Udaipur lakes?
		The Rajasthan Government may consider a proposal to bring water from the Sabarmati basin to the lakes in Udaipur -- nestled in the Aravalli hills in the southern part of the State -- through an 11.8-km-long tunnel so as to ensure steady levels of water in the lakes drying up due to recurrent drought.
		The construction of a dam on Mansi-Vakal river near Udaipur is currently underway to provide irrigation facility and supplement the availability of drinking water in the town.
		A diversion from the river, earlier planned to be brought to a filtration plant near Udaipur, would be insufficient to bring up the lake water levels.
	www.hindu.com /2004/01/04/stories/2004010402640500.htm (682 words)

	Identification and Mapping of New Maruganga Channel in Northwest India of Indian Sub-Continent
		The proposed Maru-Ganga river will be 16th major river in terms of length in the Asian continent and 30th river in the world.
		This flood water of Yamuna river which is released from Tejawala feeder can be diverted from Sonipat by removing the soil of Rohatak, Mahendragarh and Hissar districts of Haryana state and Jhujhunu, Mandawa, Mukundgarh, Sikar, Didwana, Degana and Merta in Nagaur district.
		Sabarmati Link Channel: However, that proportion of the Himalayan water which is flowing in the Luni river and which goes into Rann of Kachch through delta will remain unharnessed.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /aars/acrs/2000/ts2/water0003pf.htm (1675 words)

	Central Gujarat villages remain marooned (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rescue and relief operations continued Monday in marooned villages of central Gujarat though the water outflow from various dams decreased considerably and the situation in Ahmedabad was returning to normal.
		The water outflow from the Dharoi dam on the Sabarmati river was reduced from 200,000 cusecs Sunday night to 50,000 cusecs, relieving Ahmedabad of flood fears.
		However, the flood situation in 26 villages of Daskroi and Dholka blocks of Ahmedabad district remained unchanged as waters of the Sabarmati river had not receded there.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20060821/427961.html (234 words)

	CSA
		The rivers have been dammed either on the mainstream (single or multiple dams within the same basin) or on the tributaries or both, for irrigation and/or hydro-power generation.
		Similar trend is reflected in the river Tapti from the pre-impoundment catch statistics of the river (Karamchandani and Pisolkar, 1967) and that of Ukai (Vallabhsagar Reservoir) (IXth Workshop, Coord.
		In this paper, the fish species from the important river systems have been enumerated from various sources and attempt were made to identify the probable endangered, vulnerable and rare fish species.
	md1.csa.com /partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=3881007&q=&uid=788925589&setcookie=yes (562 words)

	Chapter 7.2: National Responses, Population Reports, Series M, Number 14
		River basin management is essentially the same concept applied to one river system, although the two terms are used interchangeably.
		No matter how it is defined, "we need to see a river or lake, along with its entire watershed and all its physical, chemical, and biological elements, as part of a complex, integrated system," according to Janet Abramovitz of the Worldwatch Institute (1).
		The Murray-Darling River Basin Commission in Australia, for instance, is an intergovernmental organization whose main aim is to coordinate the management of water resources across state borders within the Murray-Darling River Basin, the country's largest river system (79).
	www.infoforhealth.org /pr/m14/m14chap7_2.shtml (1668 words)

	Hopes of bank-to-bank Sabarmati dry up - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Though bank-to-bank water for Sabarmati river was promised barely eight months ago, when Narmada water was released into the Sabarmati amid much fanfare, but the water is receding fast today.
		According to officials in the State irrigation department, the river is likely to remain dry for several months.
		Narmada water was released into Sabarmati river in August last year and since then, there have been fluctuations in the supply, but it has been averaging between 600 and 800 cusecs.
	www.ahmedabad.com /news/2k3/mar/13hopes.htm (500 words)

	K.P.S. Gill: Freedom From Fear -- Politics & Governance - Fear death by water
		This is the river most closely associated with Krishna, one of the principal deities of the Swaminarayan sect that built this temple.
		The river is conceptualized in Hindu mythology as Krishna’s consort, with ‘the power of sanctifying the whole universe’.
		We are trying to recharge a dying Sabarmati river in Gujarat by bringing waters from the Narmada; but here we have a river that still has some life in it — despite all that we have done to it — and we remain hell bent on destroying it.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/kpsgill/governance/05Jun25Pio.htm (927 words)

	Gujarat reels under floods, army put on alert (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Meanwhile, the outflow from Kadana dam on the Mahi river increased from 668,000 to 900,000-cusecs by Saturday afternoon forcing more evacuation from the low-lying areas in the central Gujarat districts of the Panchmahals, Vadodara, Anand and Kheda.
		Thirty-three villages in the Panchmahals remained worst affected by the overflowing Mahi river.
		Meanwhile, the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river continued to overflow and more than 500,000-cusecs of water was being released from the Indira Sagar dam in the upstream.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/India/20060819/426181.html (436 words)

	sabarmati ashram,sabarmati ashram Gujarat, Gandhi Ashram,mahatma Gandhi ashram,sabarmati ashram Gujarat india
		The image of a frail man bending to pick up a fistful of salt in defiance of the Empire is deeply embedded not just in the psyche of the Indian people but among the populace of the world.
		It is a sparse structure on the river Sabarmati, the shady trees here are populated by thousands of parakeets, sunbirds and squirrels.
		The Sabarmati Ashram replaced Gandhi’s earlier residence at Paldi, which was a bungalow that belonged to a lawyer friend.
	www.indiaprofile.com /destinations/sabarmati.htm (858 words)

	Sabarmati river-front project launched in Aâbad- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The project envisages comprehensive development of both the banks of Sabarmati river.
		Though it is a major source of water for the city, except for a few months during the monsoon, the river is dry.
		Though the riverbanks provides a place to stay and source of livelihood to many economicallybackward citizens, the riverbank slums are disastrously flood prone and lack basic infrastructure services.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=43396160 (509 words)

	Gujarat: Flood situation improves
		Narmada river was still flooded as 5.64 lakh cusec of water is being released into it from the Sardar Sarovar dam, while the situation has improved in Mahi and Sabarmati rivers, flood control room sources said.
		Electricity connection will be restored in slums near the river, which were flooded on Wednesday, he said.
		Meanwhile, the inflow of water into Sardar Sarovar dam is 5.29 lakh cusec and the outflow is 5.64 lakh cusec due to heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh.
	ia.rediff.com /news/2006/aug/17flood.htm?q=np&file=.htm (252 words)

	Drying Sabarmati leaves these fish out of water - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In addition, hundreds of other fish, that entered the river through the Narmada canal, also have either died, or are being caught by people staying along the river bed.
		The anti-malarial cell continued to remove vegetation on the river bed as a measure to control growth of mosquito larvae.
		The State Government has stopped release of Narmada water into Sabarmati after the Narmada canal was closed for repairs in the beginning of this month.
	www.ahmedabad.com /news/2k3/mar/21drying.htm (496 words)

	The Hindu News Update Service
		Around 2.66 lakh cusecs of water is flowing into the Sabarmati river due to the rains due to which people have been evacuated from the low-lying areas of the city, officials in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation control room said.
		The three underbridges of city located near Sabarmati river have been closed for traffic as waters from the river have flooded those areas, the officials said.
		The outflow of water from Dharoi dam on the river Sabarmati is around one lakh cusecs, while rains in catchment areas of the river has resulted in around 2.66 lakh cusecs water flowing into the dam.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/holnus/001200608161758.htm (233 words)

	Situation Reports: India: Floods - Jun 2006, India: Situation Report Floods 13 Aug 2006
		River Mahi was flowing at Wanakbori in Kheda District at 74.37m which is 0.4 m below its previous high flood level (HFL) of 74.76.
		Mahi and Sabarmati River are flooded affecting Panchmahals and Vaododara districts.
		Narmada River (at Bharuch district) was flowing at 23.5ft as against the danger mark of 23ft., Vishwamitri River in Vadodara district was flowing at 27.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SODA-6SN2FF?OpenDocument (379 words)

	Gujrat Ahmedabad city information
		Gandhi Ashram - On a quiet stretch of the Sabarmati river lies the Gandhi Ashram, established in 1920.
		During the lifetime of Mahatma Gandhi it was known as Satyagraha Ashram and was the centre of the struggle for Independence.
		Situated on the banks of river Tapi, Surat was a great port city during the Mughal era.
	www.ashextourism.com /gujrat/ahmedabad.htm (2178 words)

	SABARMATI BASIN (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sabarmati river rises from Aravalli bills in Rajasthan at an elevation of about 762 m and flows for about 371 km before outfalling into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Cambay.
		The principal tributaries of Sabarmati are the Sei, the Wakal, the Harnav, the Hathmathi and the Wartak.
		The important soil types found in the basin are fl, alluvial and sandy soils.
	wrmin.nic.in /riverbasin/sabarmati.htm (191 words)

	Gandhi Tourist Places : Sabarmati (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sabarmati Ashram formerly known as Satyagraha Ashram, was witness to many historical events that shook up the British Empire.
		Set up in 1915, the Ashram was also a perfect example of a model community based on rules and values.
		It is situated about 5 km from the center of Ahmedabad, (Gujarat State), on the west bank of Sabarmati river.
	www.mkgandhi.org /gandhiyatra/sabarmati.htm (241 words)

	Water Harvest
		But on August 28, dreams flowed along with the river's current-literally-when colourful boats and thousands of diyas floated in the till recently parched and putrid Sabarmati river.
		In a celebration of Narmada's gift to its "sister" Sabarmati, thousands of people thronged the river banks to join Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Pramukh Swami Maharaj to herald the beginning of the festive season-no matter that it is a few months too early.
		The merriment was made possible by the diversion of water to Sabarmati from the overflowing Narmada dam, 225 km away, a few days ago.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0902/33.html (1116 words)

	Citizen's initiatives for environmental improvements. The case of River Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, India
		The Sabarmati River holds a unique place in the hearts of the citizens of Ahmedabad.
		However, the steady deterioration of the river environment and mismanagement of the city's infrastructure systems have created a sad state of affairs.
		The city has been unable to secure its contracted share of river water to be released and for most parts of the year the river is nothing but a cesspool of hazardous effluents and sewage.
	www.hic-net.org /document.asp?PID=56 (203 words)

	Ahmedabad travel guide - Wikitravel
		It lies on the tranquil stretch of the Sabarmati river and was referred to as the Satyagraha Ashram during the lifetime of the Mahatma.
		Its amphitheater Natarani has a fabulous performance venue overlooking the Sabarmati river and is one of the few places to bring internationally acclaimed performing artists to the city.
		Sabarmati Ashram Seven km from the centre of town, on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, this was Gandhi's headquarters during the long struggle for Indian independence.
	wikitravel.org /en/Ahmedabad (4771 words)

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