{"id":31582,"date":"2026-07-07T11:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31582"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:42:55","slug":"ulhas-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ulhas-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulhas River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ulhas River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ulhas river recently crossed the warning level at Mohane and Jambhulpada following continuous heavy rainfall, prompting the district administration to issue an alert for residents living close to the banks. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ulhas River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a prominent <\/span><b>west-flowing river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located <\/span><b>entirely within Maharashtra.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Originating <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <\/span><b>Sahyadri hill ranges <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Raigad district, the river travels westward and eventually<\/span><b> drains into the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/arabian-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arabian Sea<\/a> near Vasai Creek<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>north of Mumbai.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>total length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of this river from its source to its outfall is <\/span><b>122 kilometers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ulhas drains an area of 4,637 sq.km., which lies completely in Maharashtra. The <\/span><b>Thane, Raigad, and Pune districts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fall in the basin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">river basin is bounded by the main Sahyadri hill range on the east, its offshoots to the north and south, and opens narrowly to the Arabian Sea in the west.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It passes through <\/span><b>cities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as<\/span><b> Kalyan, Thane, and Navi Mumbai.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along its route, the Ulhas River forms several distributaries and creeks,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which are vital for irrigation, drinking water supply, and local ecosystems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Important Tributaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Pej<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Barvi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Bhivapuri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Murbari, Kalu, Shari, Bhasta, Salpe, Poshir, and Shilar.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Dams: Barvi Dam, Bhatsa Dam,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tansa Dam, and Middle Vaitarna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>estuary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of Ulhas houses several <\/span><b>historical ports of Kalyan, Kopri, and Shurparaka.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/ulhas-river-breaches-warning-level-at-two-locations\/articleshow\/132201575.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ulhas River is a prominent west-flowing river located entirely within Maharashtra. 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