Kali River (Uttar Pradesh)

{{Distinguish|Sharda River}}

{{For|other rivers named Kali|Kali River (disambiguation)}}

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| image_caption = Kali Nadi through Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh

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| source1 = Rajaji Range, Sivalik Hills

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| mouth = Hindon River

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The Kali River, commonly known as Kali Nadi,{{cite journal |last1=Khan |first1=Zahoor Ali |title=Kali Nadi: The History of a River |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |date=1987 |volume=48 |pages=741–749 |jstor=44141794 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44141794 |issn=2249-1937|url-access=subscription}}{{cite book |last1=Growse |first1=Frederic S. |title=Bulandshahr: Or, Sketches of an Indian District: Social, Historical and Architectural |date=1884 |publisher=Medical Hall Press |location=Benares |pages=1–2 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/bulandshahrorsk00growgoog/page/n24/mode/2up?q=river |language=English |chapter=1. Bulandshahr}} originates in the Upper Sivaliks and passes through Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat districts, before merging with Hindon River (at Barnava, Baghpat), 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 after the Hindu goddess Kali.Hydrology and water resources of India By Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh,p. 349 Springer, The Netherlands. {{ISBN|1-4020-5179-4}}.

Pollution and ecology

The Kali River is polluted from both raw sewage and industrial discharges.{{Cite web|author=Pathak, Sugandha|date=August 2011|title=No helping hand for Kali|publisher=Civil Society Online|url=http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/Archive/aug11/aug1110.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419000516/http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/Archive/aug11/aug1110.htm|archivedate=19 April 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite book |title=Hydrology and water resources of India- Volume 57 of Water science and technology library - Tributaries of Yamuna river|last=Jain |first=Sharad K.|author2=Pushpendra K. Agarwal |author3=Vijay P. Singh |year=2007|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4020-5179-1|pages=349–350 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKs1gBhJSWIC&pg=PA349|chapter=8. Ganga basin }} It is one of the rivers that is targeted for clean-up under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).{{Cite web|title=National Ganga River Basin Project, Design Review and Advisory Services Inception Report – Final |url=http://www.ganga-river-project.com/04_resultats/documents/Fasep_NGRBA_Inception%20Report_rev1.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419002101/http://www.ganga-river-project.com/04_resultats/documents/Fasep_NGRBA_Inception%20Report_rev1.pdf |archivedate=2013-04-19 }}

References

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Category:Rivers of Uttar Pradesh