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Kali River (Uttar Pradesh)

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- location
  
Uttarakhand, India

Length
  
150 km

Basin area
  
750 km²

Country
  
India

- location
  
Uttar Pradesh

Basin area
  
750 km²

Mouth
  
Hindon River

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The Kali River originates in the Doon Valley and passes through Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Bagpat districts, before merging with Hindon River (at Barnava, Bagpat), which goes on to merge with the Yamuna River (near Delhi), which itself goes to merge with the Ganga River, which finally merges with the Bay of Bengal. The total length of the river from its origin up to its confluence with the Hindon river is 150 km. The river is named Kali, possibly because the colour of the river is black (kala in Hindi).

Contents

Map of Kaali River, Uttar Pradesh

Pollution and ecology

The Kali River is quite polluted from both raw sewage and industrial discharges. It is one of the rivers that is targeted for clean-up under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).

References

Kali River (Uttar Pradesh) Wikipedia