The test result shows the process of odour control of mithi river is going in the right direction. The river is a natural drainage channel that carries excess water during monsoons. The mumbai megaprojects mithi river plan the mumbai megaproject has a definitive and fully estimated plan to clean up the mithi. Coincidently, the bkc is located on the banks of a famous water body of mumbai the mithi river. Mithi river originates from the conuence of two essentialreservoirs. Mumbai metropolitan region development authority mithi. Pdf the mithi river flowing within the mumbai urban domain is highly polluted due.
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. The mithi river constitutes a major component of the citys swd system. 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. The mithi river is an important channel for flood discharge in mumbai. 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. 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. This orf study is about how the mithi river has been turned into a gutter. Oct 12, 2017 about mahim creek, the mithi river of mumbai. 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. Mumbais mithi is more sewer than river now mumbai news. Terminal t2 of the chhatrapati shivaji maharaj international airport, with the mithi in the foreground. Mumbais mithi is more sewer than river now a water quality index wqi reading by the maharashtra pollution control board between march and. The mithi river is a river on salsette island, the island of the city of mumbai, india.
Vihar lake and powai lake and merging with arabian sea at mahim creek. Pass an order for costs for restoration and restitution of the river to its original pristine state. Project was initiated by the municipal corporation of greater mumbai mcgm. Mithi river receives the different kind of industrial and domestic wastes, which also. The projects are selffunded and the work order is planned to be issued by may 2019. She has detailed many of the concepts as regards the social equity dimensions of the mumbai megaproject. Luria 1986, analysed the data obtained at the jerusalem municipal air. Pass an order for stoppage of blasting operations being conducted in the mithi river f. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons.
The river gave mumbai its first piped water supply system. A bacteriological study of mithi river water in mumbai metropolis. Sadly, mumbais residents are yet to see any significant changes in the state of this notorious river. 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. Under this project, the following works are proposed. 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. The vakola nullah is the biggest tributary of the mithi river and also its biggest contaminator. Mithi river used to serve as an important storm water drain but has been reduced to a sewer over the years. Dealing with odds mithi nadi river is facing today and basedon socioeconomic. Just like how solving the problem of flooding in mumbai doesnt begin or end with cleaning the 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. Soil and water conservation society of metro halifax. 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. Mumbais mithi river to be restored, sc tells maharashtra. Increasing storm water drainage capacity of mithi river and. Although the river has attracted tremendous attention after 267 flood in mumbai, the pollution level of the river has remained neglected issue.
Pdf flood mitigation on mithi river using detention pond, mumbai. As this report narrates, a great volunteer effort is underway in mumbai to clean up mithi river. Nowadays ga questions are asking from various section in different views. Due to the alterations of the soil and to climate tropical. Central team studies mithi river pollution mumbai news. It is the process for coordinating the planning, budgeting, implementing, and evaluation of ict resources and.
India floods mumbai and the mithi river 9 years on floodlist. Pdf bioremediation treatment process through mercury. Kth architecture and the built environment mithi river restoration project himanshu sanghani degree project som ex 200925 stockholm 2009 kth. 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. Case study mithi river mumbai project title cleaning and. The megaprojects plan in the form of the mithi river rejuvination project, has the following salient features. It is the only creek which balances the water level of mumbai during heavy rainfall and during mumbai monsoon time. 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.
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. Mumbai mithi river mahim creek also called mithi nadi. What they have achieved is just about 350 m of clean river, after labouring over weekends for several months. Nagendra, assessment of flood mitigation measure for mithi river a case study, international journal of civil engineering and technology, 73, 2016, pp. India floods mumbai and the mithi river 9 years on. 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. Introduction the mithi river is a sewer on salsette island, the island of city of mumbai, india. As one of arizonas largest utilities, salt river project has delivered lowcost, reliable power and water for more than 100 years. Post disaster management of mithi river flood after july. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow, which is stopped by a dam at other times. State plans to use filthy mithi river for water transport. Pdf a bacteriological study of mithi river water in mumbai. The mithi river is being used by locals to dump raw sewage, industrial and municipal waste. 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.
Development of suburban areas along mithi river in last 25 years has drastically degraded water quality of mithi river. The river project is a marine science field station founded in 1986 in tribeca in what is now the hudson river park. Construction of the airport forced the river off its course, and this area was reclaimed by the airports authority of india and used for. Engineers and researchers, under this project, studied the storm water.
Restoration of mithi river restoration of mithi river. We have collected some important water projects in india. 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. As the name depicts, once upon a time it was a sweet water river. The relationship between human and nature in the city is becoming increasingly tense. 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.
It is a confluence of tail water discharges of the powai and the vihar lakes. The authority conducted and environmental survey of the mithi river to determine the pollution level of its water. Gliding constantly but slowly through the concrete city of mumbai, is the mithi river. Pdf mithi river restoration project himanshu sanghani. Biodiversity of algae in the mithi river a pilot study shruti handa and rahul jadhav.
Works of beautification and development of a green belt along both sides of. Pdf a bacteriological study of mithi river water in. 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. Increasing storm water drainage capacity of mithi river. Mithi has been treated as an open nallah by the nearby residents as well as industries. The sewer is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. 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. This plan goes far beyond the recommendations of the chitale committee and other more recent plans. Since the second half of the twentieth century mumbai has been characterized by an extremely high density of population. 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. Channelization of gomti river by constructing diaphragm wall from harding bridge to gomti wier. I appreciate when projects move ahead with required urgency, to achieve desirable results.
More than 80% of the population in this region belong to the hindu. 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. Our aim is to complete the project, highly needed to reduce traffic congestion in mumbai within the schedule time frame. It became the capital of the tharparkar district in 1990, after the areas separation from mirpur khas. Mithi river, hecras, floods, unsteady flow, hydrograph, channelization cite this article. 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. Pdf unorganized development all over the world has resulted in the deterioration of the environment. Though the river water is seldom used as a source of drinking water, after the 26. Pilot project successful, mmrda to continue process of cleaning mithi river. Mithi river contribute to at most a small percentage of the pollution of the river. The mumbai megaproject has a definitive and fully estimated plan to clean up the mithi. The poor state of the mithi was blamed by many for the disaster.
The present study was performed for two assessment years 200910 and. It is the process for coordinating the planning, budgeting, implementing, and evaluation of ict resources and projects in government. Mithi is one of the very few region in pakistan where muslims do not form a majority. The mithi river flows through the city of mumbai and forms a principal. 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. 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. The stategovernment is trying to rescue the river with their elusive plan but is being implemented with lessconcurrency in mind. 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. 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 mithi river runs through densely populated areas and industrial areas in the city of mumbai and finally meets the arabian sea at mahim creek, travelling a total length of about 18 km and with a catchment area of 7,295 ha. 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.