Sabarmati River, Ahmedabad. Contents:Sabarmati.Importance of
Sabarmati.Problems faced by this heritage.References.TheSabarmati
riveris one of the biggest rivers of Gujarat. It originates in
Dhebar lake inAravalli Rangeof theUdaipur DistrictofRajasthanand
meets theGulf of CambayofArabian Seaafter travelling 371km in a
south-westerly direction. The Sabarmati basin has a maximum length
of 300km. and maximum width of 105km. The total catchment area of
the basin is 21674km2out of which, 4124km2lies in Rajasthan State
and the remaining 18550km2in Gujarat State.It is believed that
earlier the river used to flow fromManek Chowk.Importance of
Sabarmati River.It has been an integral aspect of Ahmedabad city
since its foundation.It has provided space for cultural and
recreational activities along the banks.Mahatma Gandhi set-up his
ashram along the banks of the river and during the freedom
movement, the Salt March began from here.It also became a venue for
other informal economic activities such as the Ravivari- Sunday
flea market.Ravivari
Sabarmati Ashram.
Problems faced by this heritage:Untreated sewage flowed into the
river through storm water outfalls and dumping of industrial waste
posed a major health and environmental hazard.The river bank
settlements were disastrously prone to floods and lacked basic
infrastructure facilities.Lacklustre development took shape along
the riverfront.
