{"id":20692,"date":"2026-09-18T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20692"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:10:37","slug":"vaitarna-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vaitarna-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaitarna River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vaitarna River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two teenagers recently drowned in the Vaitarna River in Maharashtra\u2019s Palghar district while attempting a reel during the Ganeshotsav holiday. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vaitarna River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>west-flowing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rivers in the region <\/span><b>north of Mumbai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and south of the Tapi River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>southern slopes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>Triambak-Anjaneri hills <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near <\/span><b>Trimbakeshwar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Nashik district of<\/span><b> Maharashtra.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>hills are part of the Sahyadri ranges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Western Ghats) and are also the <\/span><b>origin point of the Godavari River.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river flows in a generally westward direction, traveling around 154 kilometers before<\/span><b> emptying into the Arabian Sea.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river passes through the districts of Nashik, Palghar, and Thane, making it an essential water body for multiple regions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Jhow and Wadhiv islands lie in its estuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Arnala Island <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lies <\/span><b>off its mouth.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It receives <\/span><b>most of the rainfall<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the <\/span><b>Southwest monsoon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during June to October. Almost 98% of the annual rainfall of the basin is received during this period, making it a <\/span><b>highly seasonal river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in terms of water volume.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Tributaries:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Alvand River<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tansa River<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinjal River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surya River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dahanu River<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ganjai River<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Urban Utility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Over <\/span><b>60% of Mumbai\u2019s water <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comes from the Vaitarna and its associated dams.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/mumbai-news\/two-teenage-boys-drown-while-making-reels-in-vaitarna-river-101789672117510-amp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>HT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaitarna River is one of the west-flowing rivers in the region north of Mumbai and south of the Tapi River. 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