Kali River (Uttar Pradesh) Explained
The Kali River, commonly known as Kali Nadi,[1] [2] originates in the Upper Sivaliks and passes through Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat districts, before merging with Hindon River (at Barnava, Baghpat), which goes on to merge with the Yamuna River (near Delhi), which itself goes to merge with the Ganga River, which finally merges with the Bay of Bengal. The total length of the river from its origin up to its confluence with the Hindon river is 150 km. The river is named after the Hindu goddess Kali.[3]
Pollution and ecology
The Kali River is polluted from both raw sewage and industrial discharges.[4] [5] It is one of the rivers that is targeted for clean-up under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).[6]
References
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Notes and References
- Khan . Zahoor Ali . Kali Nadi: The History of a River . Proceedings of the Indian History Congress . 1987 . 48 . 741–749 . 44141794 . 2249-1937. subscription.
- Book: Growse . Frederic S. . Bulandshahr: Or, Sketches of an Indian District: Social, Historical and Architectural . 1884 . Medical Hall Press . Benares . 1–2 . https://archive.org/details/bulandshahrorsk00growgoog/page/n24/mode/2up?q=river . English . 1. Bulandshahr.
- Hydrology and water resources of India By Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh,p. 349 Springer, The Netherlands. .
- Web site: Pathak, Sugandha. August 2011. No helping hand for Kali. Civil Society Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20130419000516/http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/Archive/aug11/aug1110.htm. 19 April 2013. live.
- Book: Jain, Sharad K.. Hydrology and water resources of India- Volume 57 of Water science and technology library - Tributaries of Yamuna river. Pushpendra K. Agarwal . Vijay P. Singh . 2007. Springer. 978-1-4020-5179-1. 349–350 . https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKs1gBhJSWIC&pg=PA349. 8. Ganga basin .
- Web site: National Ganga River Basin Project, Design Review and Advisory Services Inception Report – Final . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130419002101/http://www.ganga-river-project.com/04_resultats/documents/Fasep_NGRBA_Inception%20Report_rev1.pdf . 2013-04-19 .
