Location: One of four rivers in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Origin: Overflow of Vihar Lake, also receives overflow from Powai Lake (2 km downstream).
Length: ~18 km.
Mouth: Discharges into the Arabian Sea at Mahim Creek.
Course: Flows through Powai, Saki Naka, Kurla, Kalina, Vakola, BKC, Dharavi, Mahim.
Width: Avg. 5 m (upper reaches); widened to 25 m (middle); up to 70 m (lower) after 2005 floods (944 mm rain in 24 hrs).
Type: Seasonal, monsoon-fed.
Issue: Subject to pollution, encroachment, and scams (e.g., ₹65 crore desilting fraud).http://FB.COM