The stategovernment is trying to rescue the river with their elusive plan but is being implemented with lessconcurrency in mind. Pdf mithi river restoration project himanshu sanghani. Soil and water conservation society of metro halifax. Case study mithi river mumbai project title cleaning and. Nowadays ga questions are asking from various section in different views. The poor state of the mithi was blamed by many for the disaster. 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. Desilting of the river from harding bridge to gomti weir. Development of suburban areas along mithi river in last 25 years has drastically degraded water quality of mithi river. 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. Increasing storm water drainage capacity of mithi river and. 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. 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.
Pdf unorganized development all over the world has resulted in the deterioration of the environment. Engineers and researchers, under this project, studied the storm water. The river is a natural drainage channel that carries excess water during monsoons. Central team studies mithi river pollution mumbai news. The mumbai megaprojects mithi river plan the mumbai megaproject has a definitive and fully estimated plan to clean up the mithi. 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. 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.
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. Increasing storm water drainage capacity of mithi river. The mithi river constitutes a major component of the citys swd system. This plan goes far beyond the recommendations of the chitale committee and other more recent plans. 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 mithi river is being used by locals to dump raw sewage, industrial and municipal waste. As the name depicts, once upon a time it was a sweet water river. A bacteriological study of mithi river water in mumbai metropolis. Under this project, the following works are proposed. 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. 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. Mithi river receives the different kind of industrial and domestic wastes, which also. 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. It is a confluence of tail water discharges of the powai and the vihar lakes. India floods mumbai and the mithi river 9 years on floodlist. Pdf a bacteriological study of mithi river water in.
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. It became the capital of the tharparkar district in 1990, after the areas separation from mirpur khas. Pass an order for costs for restoration and restitution of the river to its original pristine state. India floods mumbai and the mithi river 9 years on. Project was initiated by the municipal corporation of greater mumbai mcgm. Mithi mediumterm information and communications technology. Coincidently, the bkc is located on the banks of a famous water body of mumbai the mithi river. Introduction the mithi river is a sewer on salsette island, the island of city of mumbai, india. The present study was performed for two assessment years 200910 and. Restoration of mithi river restoration of mithi river.
The mithi river is a river on salsette island, the island of the city of mumbai, india. Mumbais mithi is more sewer than river now mumbai news. Pdf bioremediation treatment process through mercury. The projects are selffunded and the work order is planned to be issued by may 2019. Gliding constantly but slowly through the concrete city of mumbai, is the mithi river.
It is the only creek which balances the water level of mumbai during heavy rainfall and during mumbai monsoon time. Nagendra, assessment of flood mitigation measure for mithi river a case study, international journal of civil engineering and technology, 73, 2016, pp. The test result shows the process of odour control of mithi river is going in the right direction. Mithi river originates from the conuence of two essentialreservoirs. Sadly, mumbais residents are yet to see any significant changes in the state of this notorious river.
The sewer is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. Due to the alterations of the soil and to climate tropical. Mumbai mithi river mahim creek also called mithi nadi. 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. Kth architecture and the built environment mithi river restoration project himanshu sanghani degree project som ex 200925 stockholm 2009 kth. It is a confluence of tailwater discharges of the powai and vihar lakes. 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. The vakola nullah is the biggest tributary of the mithi river and also its biggest contaminator. State plans to use filthy mithi river for water transport. More than 80% of the population in this region belong to the hindu. We have collected some important water projects in india.
For this project, the methodology includes assessment of pollution sources and. The mithi river flows through the city of mumbai and forms a principal. 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. 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. What they have achieved is just about 350 m of clean river, after labouring over weekends for several months. 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. Dealing with odds mithi nadi river is facing today and basedon socioeconomic. Luria 1986, analysed the data obtained at the jerusalem municipal air. 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. Terminal t2 of the chhatrapati shivaji maharaj international airport, with the mithi in the foreground.
This orf study is about how the mithi river has been turned into a gutter. Mumbais mithi river to be restored, sc tells maharashtra. Vihar lake and powai lake and merging with arabian sea at mahim creek. As one of arizonas largest utilities, salt river project has delivered lowcost, reliable power and water for more than 100 years. 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. Mithi river, hecras, floods, unsteady flow, hydrograph, channelization cite this article. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. Pdf the mithi river flowing within the mumbai urban domain is highly polluted due. Channelization of gomti river by constructing diaphragm wall from harding bridge to gomti wier. Works of beautification and development of a green belt along both sides of. Its been 9 years since the 26 july floods in mumbai, when the mithi river broke its banks flooding some of the citys most densely populated areas. 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. 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 is an important channel for flood discharge in mumbai.
Mithi is one of the very few region in pakistan where muslims do not form a majority. Just like how solving the problem of flooding in mumbai doesnt begin or end with cleaning the mithi river. The river gave mumbai its first piped water supply system. Though the river water is seldom used as a source of drinking water, after the 26. Mumbais mithi is more sewer than river now a water quality index wqi reading by the maharashtra pollution control board between march and. It is the process for coordinating the planning, budgeting, implementing, and evaluation of ict resources and projects in government. 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. Our aim is to complete the project, highly needed to reduce traffic congestion in mumbai within the schedule time frame. 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 overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow, which is stopped by a dam at other times. Pdf a bacteriological study of mithi river water in mumbai. 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. 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. Pilot project successful, mmrda to continue process of cleaning mithi river.
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. I appreciate when projects move ahead with required urgency, to achieve desirable results. The megaprojects plan in the form of the mithi river rejuvination project, has the following salient features. Pdf flood mitigation on mithi river using detention pond, mumbai. 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. Mithi river used to serve as an important storm water drain but has been reduced to a sewer over the years. The authority conducted and environmental survey of the mithi river to determine the pollution level of its water. The river project is a marine science field station founded in 1986 in tribeca in what is now the hudson river park. Oct 12, 2017 about mahim creek, the mithi river of mumbai. Mumbai metropolitan region development authority mithi. Pass an order for stoppage of blasting operations being conducted in the mithi river f.
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. 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. The mumbai megaproject has a definitive and fully estimated plan to clean up the mithi. Post disaster management of mithi river flood after july. The relationship between human and nature in the city is becoming increasingly tense. 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. As this report narrates, a great volunteer effort is underway in mumbai to clean up mithi river. Biodiversity of algae in the mithi river a pilot study shruti handa and rahul jadhav.
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