Vasai Creek

Vasai Creek वसई खाडी
Creek
Vasai Creek
Vasai Creek
Coordinates: 19°18′54″N72°52′30″E / 19.315°N 72.875°E / 19.315; 72.875
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Named after	Vasai
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Vasai Creek, previously Bassein Creek, is an estuary, and one of the two main distributaries of the Ulhas River, in Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The Ulhas splits at the northeast corner of Salsette island into its two main distributaries, the other one being the Thane Creek, both of which empty into the Arabian Sea. The creek forms the northern boundary of Salsette island and separates the island from mainland of Konkan. It gets its name from the city of Vasai, previously Bassein, located on the northern bank of the creek.

Islands

Numerous islands are located in Vasai Creek such as Panju Island, two small islands just south of Panju islands, and Dharavi Island.

Railway bridges

The Vasai Creek Railway Bridge is the oldest rail bridge constructed on this creek. The bridge lies between Bhayandar and Naigaon. The bridge was originally opened on 28 November 1864. It was rebuilt in the 1920s, which is the structure visibIe today. It has two sections, (as the Panju Island in middle) a smaller section and a longer section both made up of steel girders. This bridge is no longer functional and exists as a heritage structure. Two new parallel railway bridges were built to the east and are since operational.

Road bridges

The Vasai Creek Railway Bridge is one of the oldest rail bridge constructed on this creek. It connects Kashigaon and Naigaon. A newer parallel road bridge is constructed recently and is also operational.

Kasheli bridge is another old road bridge constructed over Vasai creek, at its very start, just near Thane. It connects Thane to Kasheli. It was built in late nineteenth century. A new Kasheli bridge was built recently, but over Ulhas river and it bypasses Kasheli and directly connects Thane to Mankoli.

External links

• https://biotopeaquariumproject.com/bam/vasai-creek-maharashtra-dbhoirir/#:~:text=The%20biotope%20is%20made%20of,season%20due%20to%20soil%20deposit.