Oshiwara River
 | This article needs to be updated. (August 2014) |
| Oshiwara River | |
|---|---|
Mumbai suburban district, India | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Arabian Sea, India |
• coordinates | 19°09′33″N 72°48′59″E / 19.15917°N 72.81639°E |
• elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Basin size | 29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi) |
Oshiwara River is a river in
Aarey Milk Colony before emptying into the Malad Creek. On the way it is joined by another creek near Swami Vivekanand Road, before picking up industrial effluents and sewage while crossing the Oshiwara industrial estates and slums of Andheri. Most of the call centres in Malad
have been built on reclaimed ground at the mouth of the river.
Clean up
After the
2005 Maharashtra floods in Mumbai, efforts are on to widen and clean up the river. Some proposals include converting it into a waterway for barges, setting up small farms on its banks and introduce biogas
plants to convert waste into energy and use its slurry for manure for agriculture purpose.
See also
References
- A Tale of Two Rivers; TNN, 2006-01-09. (pdf version)
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mumbai.
