Sabarmati River

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  • Sabarmati River is the name given to the combined streams the Sabar and the Hathmati.
  • It rises from the hills of Mewar in the Aravalli Range in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan.
  • The basin extends over the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
  • The basin is bounded by
    • Aravalli hills on the north and northeast,
    • Rann of Kutch on the west, and
    • Gulf of Khambhat on the south.
  • The basin is roughly triangular in shape with the Sabarmati River as the base and the source of the Vatrak River as the apex point.
  • It is one of the west-flowing rivers in peninsular India, like Narmada and Tapti.
  • The total length of the river from origin to outfall into the Arabian Sea is 371 km.
  • Left bank tributaries: the Wakal, the Hathmati, and the Vatrak.
  • Right bank tributaries: the Sei.
  • Sabarmati Reservoir (Dharoi), Hathmati Reservoir, and Meshwo Reservoir are major projects completed during the plan period.
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