Oshiwara River

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Oshiwara River
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Oshiwara river in Jan 2006
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The Oshiwara River is in the north face
Location
Country India
State Maharashtra
City Mumbai
Physical characteristics
Source Aarey Milk Colony
  location Mumbai suburban district, India
Mouth  
  location
Arabian Sea, India
  coordinates
19°09′33″N72°48′59″E / 19.15917°N 72.81639°E / 19.15917; 72.81639 Coordinates: 19°09′33″N72°48′59″E / 19.15917°N 72.81639°E / 19.15917; 72.81639
  elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Length7 km (4.3 mi)
Basin size29.38 km2 (11.34 sq mi)

Oshiwara River is a river in Mumbai, India. It begins in the Aarey Milk Colony, [1] cuts through the Goregaon hills, across the 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.

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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.

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References

  1. MMRDA studying 5 rivers