Mithi river, hecras, floods, unsteady flow, hydrograph, channelization cite this article. The river gave mumbai its first piped water supply system. Works of beautification and development of a green belt along both sides of. Mumbais mithi river to be restored, sc tells maharashtra. Biodiversity of algae in the mithi river a pilot study shruti handa and rahul jadhav.
It is a confluence of tailwater discharges of the powai and vihar lakes. Vihar lake and powai lake and merging with arabian sea at mahim creek. It is a confluence of tail water discharges of the powai and the vihar lakes. The mithi river rejuvenation plan page 4 of 8 28th mar 20 the planning and design lab rev 02 about the authors amrita puntambekar is a designer with the planning and design lab. Mithi has been treated as an open nallah by the nearby residents as well as industries. Mithi mediumterm information and communications technology harmonization initiative is a process that harmonizes and ensures interoperability among ictrelated resources, programs, and projects across the government. She has detailed many of the concepts as regards the social equity dimensions of the mumbai megaproject. The brimstowad project which is the currently available master plan for greater bombay storm drainage prepared for mcgm in 1993,had suggested the storm water drainage for the mithi river catchment areas, but the recommendations largely remained unimplemented. Mahim creek also known as mithi nadi by mumbai people is the only river connected all the way from vihar lake towards powai lake and reaching arabian sea. Channelization of gomti river by constructing diaphragm wall from harding bridge to gomti wier. The mithi river constitutes a major component of the citys swd system. The projects are selffunded and the work order is planned to be issued by may 2019.
Increasing storm water drainage capacity of mithi river and mumbai city drains overview the mithi river flows through the city of mumbai and forms a principal channel to discharge storm water and sewage. Mumbai city which has an area of 437sq km with a population of 12 million came to an abrupt halt because of the unprecedented rainfall of 944mm during the 24 hours starting on 26th july 2005. The present study was performed for two assessment years 200910 and. The quantification studies of seventeen carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons pahs in the mithi river polluting the mahim creek near mumbai was performed to. It is the process for coordinating the planning, budgeting, implementing, and evaluation of ict resources and projects in government. State plans to use filthy mithi river for water transport. The present study highlight the toxicity levels of different heavy metals in aquatic environment of one of the most polluted river of mumbai the mithi river.
Bmc officials said that much of the sewage around 100 million litres per day would be taken care of by a new project, which will link new pipes. Mumbai mithi river mahim creek also called mithi nadi. Terminal t2 of the chhatrapati shivaji maharaj international airport, with the mithi in the foreground. Mithi river receives the different kind of industrial and domestic wastes, which also. Mithi river, the eyesore of the city, which resembles a nullah more than a water body, may well be used for water transport, if the maharashtra maritime board mmb has its way. Mumbais mithi is more sewer than river now a water quality index wqi reading by the maharashtra pollution control board between march and august 2016, at the bandra end of the mithi river. Although the river has attracted tremendous attention after 267 flood in mumbai, the pollution level of the river has remained neglected issue. The upcoming v ersovaandherighatkopar corridor of the mumbai metro project that also crosses over the mithi river has two stations planned along the mithi river at marol and saki naka.
The poor state of the mithi was blamed by many for the disaster. The test result shows the process of odour control of mithi river is going in the right direction. More than 80% of the population in this region belong to the hindu. Due to the alterations of the soil and to climate tropical. The relationship between human and nature in the city is becoming increasingly tense. The mumbai megaproject has a definitive and fully estimated plan to clean up the mithi. The megaprojects plan in the form of the mithi river rejuvination project, has the following salient features. The mumbai megaprojects mithi river plan the mumbai megaproject has a definitive and fully estimated plan to clean up the mithi. Kth architecture and the built environment mithi river restoration project himanshu sanghani degree project som ex 200925 stockholm 2009 kth. The mithi river runs through densely populated areas and industrial areas in the city of mumbai and finally meets the arabian sea at mahim creek, travelling a total length of about 18 km and with a catchment area of 7,295 ha. As this report narrates, a great volunteer effort is underway in mumbai to clean up mithi river. Under this project, the following works are proposed. This plan goes far beyond the recommendations of the chitale committee and other more recent plans. Case study mithi river mumbai project title cleaning and.
Pdf a bacteriological study of mithi river water in mumbai. Written statement, short description of the project in english, no more than 250 words mumbai has become a worldclass super city with a population of more than 21 million. Brimstowad project the brimstowad project initiated in response to 1985 floods and is the currently available master plan for greater bombay storm drainage prepared for mcgm in 1993, had suggested an increase in the storm water drainage for the mithi river catchments, but the. The mithi river is an important channel for flood discharge in mumbai. I appreciate when projects move ahead with required urgency, to achieve desirable results. Brimstowad project report, 1993, master planning of greater bombay storm. Our aim is to complete the project, highly needed to reduce traffic congestion in mumbai within the schedule time frame. Construction of the airport forced the river off its course, and this area was reclaimed by the airports authority of india and used for the extension of the runway in the late 1980s. Nowadays ga questions are asking from various section in different views. The river mithi bears a name that is suggestive of both sugar and salt, an apt metaphor for its origin and its end.
But this is such a daunting task to even venture to start. A bacteriological study of mithi river water in mumbai metropolis. Development of suburban areas along mithi river in last 25 years has drastically degraded water quality of mithi river. Simulation results from the flood mitigation study of mithi river using detention pond revealed that the maximum peak reduced by 21% with the help of. Mithi mediumterm information and communications technology. Mithi river contribute to at most a small percentage of the pollution of the river. Pdf the mithi river flowing within the mumbai urban domain is highly polluted due. Mumbai metropolitan region development authority mithi. Construction of the airport forced the river off its course, and this area was reclaimed by the airports authority of india and used for. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow, which is stopped by a dam at other times. The river project is a marine science field station founded in 1986 in tribeca in what is now the hudson river park. Mithi river originates from the conuence of two essentialreservoirs.
Mumbais mithi is more sewer than river now a water quality index wqi reading by the maharashtra pollution control board between march and. Pdf bioremediation treatment process through mercury. The river project works to protect and restore the ecosystem of the hudson river estuary and new york harbor through scientific research, handson environmental education, habitat improvement, and innovative waterfront programs. Since the second half of the twentieth century mumbai has been characterized by an extremely high density of population. Though the river water is seldom used as a source of drinking water, after the 26. Mar 08, 2018 there are five major railway stations along the mithi river including mahim and bandra on the western line andsion, chunnabhatti and kurla on the central line. The vakola nullah is the biggest tributary of the mithi river and also its biggest contaminator. The water samples from mithi river is being tested at the laboratories of municipal corporation of greater mumbai, veermata jeejabai technical institute vjti on regular basis. The mithi river development and protection authority was established to initiate the study to identify the causes of pollution affecting the river and to suggest remedial measures. The mithi river flows through the city of mumbai and forms a principal. Oct 12, 2017 about mahim creek, the mithi river of mumbai. Pdf a bacteriological study of mithi river water in.
Sadly, mumbais residents are yet to see any significant changes in the state of this notorious river. Pass an order for costs for restoration and restitution of the river to its original pristine state. Just like how solving the problem of flooding in mumbai doesnt begin or end with cleaning the mithi river. Dealing with odds mithi nadi river is facing today and basedon socioeconomic. What they have achieved is just about 350 m of clean river, after labouring over weekends for several months. Restoration of mithi river restoration of mithi river. It is the only creek which balances the water level of mumbai during heavy rainfall and during mumbai monsoon time. Mithi is one of the very few region in pakistan where muslims do not form a majority. It is the process for coordinating the planning, budgeting, implementing, and evaluation of ict resources and. It became the capital of the tharparkar district in 1990, after the areas separation from mirpur khas.
Challenges of the project yflow more than estimated due to reverse flow of seawater ynonpoint pollution due to solid waste disposal such as flowers vi jvisarjan, di ldisposal of anilimal carcasses etc. The river is a natural drainage channel that carries excess water during monsoons. Mumbais mithi is more sewer than river now mumbai news. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. Project was initiated by the municipal corporation of greater mumbai mcgm. India floods mumbai and the mithi river 9 years on floodlist. There are five major railway stations along the mithi river including mahim and bandra on the western line andsion, chunnabhatti and kurla on the central line. Luria 1986, analysed the data obtained at the jerusalem municipal air. This orf study is about how the mithi river has been turned into a gutter. Pdf mithi river restoration project himanshu sanghani. Mithi river used to serve as an important storm water drain but has been reduced to a sewer over the years.
India floods mumbai and the mithi river 9 years on. Soil and water conservation society of metro halifax. Increasing storm water drainage capacity of mithi river. The mauryans, marathas, portuguese and british have seen the mithi river flow through the city of mumbai, which makes it a significant part of mumbais history. Gliding constantly but slowly through the concrete city of mumbai, is the mithi river. Pdf flood mitigation on mithi river using detention pond, mumbai. The mithi river is being used by locals to dump raw sewage, industrial and municipal waste. The mithi river is a river on salsette island, the island of the city of mumbai, india. The sewer is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. As the name depicts, once upon a time it was a sweet water river. As one of arizonas largest utilities, salt river project has delivered lowcost, reliable power and water for more than 100 years. Increasing storm water drainage capacity of mithi river and. With the pilot effort at cleansing the mithi river using a microbial technology having purified a considerable amount of water and drastically reduced its odour, the citys development authority has. Central team studies mithi river pollution mumbai news.
Introduction the mithi river is a sewer on salsette island, the island of city of mumbai, india. The authority conducted and environmental survey of the mithi river to determine the pollution level of its water. Nagendra, assessment of flood mitigation measure for mithi river a case study, international journal of civil engineering and technology, 73, 2016, pp. Mithi river catchment in mumbai, indicated that identifying the most severe flood prone areas will help to plan future flood mitigation measures vinay nikamet al, 20. Mumbais mithi river to be restored, sc tells maharashtra government to deposit rs50 lakh in an order from august 16, the sc asked for the formation a team to ensure the pollution levels in the. Engineers and researchers, under this project, studied the storm water. Desilting of the river from harding bridge to gomti weir. The location of the river is important from the point of view of the city as it serves as a dividing line between the city and its suburbs. The ambient air quality data in delhi showed that the annual and 24hr mean value of sox and nox did not exceed the stipulated standards during 1989 where as the annual mean values for spm exceeded 200mgm3 at the monitoring stations. Coincidently, the bkc is located on the banks of a famous water body of mumbai the mithi river.
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