{"id":29999,"date":"2026-08-24T15:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29999"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:20:52","slug":"vishwamitri-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vishwamitri-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Vishwamitri River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vishwamitri River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A man died after a crocodile attacked him in the Vishwamitri River recently in Talsat village, on the outskirts of Vadodara city.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vishwamitri River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a small <\/span><b>non-perennial river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in <\/span><b>Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/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 western and southern slopes of the <\/span><b>Pavagadh hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>eastern Gujarat.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river <\/span><b>flows westward, through Gujarat\u2019s third-largest city, Vadodara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, after which it <\/span><b>meets the two tributaries of Dhadar and Jambuva <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before <\/span><b>draining into the Arabian Sea via <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Gulf of Khambhat.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Total Length: 200 km<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>flows between<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Mahi and Narmada rivers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>highly meandering, sinuous rive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r has a unique ecosystem bearing a plethora of <\/span><b>beautiful ravines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> right from its beginning till its end.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Porcupines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><b> common Indian civet,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the<\/span><b> jungle cat, cobras, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pythons, the checkered keelback, and the Bengal monitor are some of the species<\/span><b> found in the ravines <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the banks of this river.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vishwamitri is also where the<\/span><b> protected and vulnerable species of the Indian crocodile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Crocodylus palustris), also known as the <\/span><b>mugger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, resides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2025 census recorded <\/span><b>442 mugger crocodile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s within a <\/span><b>21-kilometre stretch flowing through Vadodara.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, the river has been central to Vadodara\u2019s development, with human <\/span><b>settlements along its banks dating back to 1000 B.C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This river system includes the<\/span><b> Sayaji Sarovar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Vishwamitri River near Ajwa, and the<\/span><b> Dev Dam<\/b> <b>on the Dhadhar Branch.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/vadodara\/man-slips-into-vishwamitri-river-killed-by-crocodile\/articleshow\/133445802.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vishwamitri River is a small non-perennial river located in Gujarat. 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