Machchhu River (Gujarati: મચ્છુ નદી, romanized: Machchhu nadi) is a river in Gujarat, India, with its origin in the Madla hills. Its basin has a maximum length of 130 km (81 mi). The total catchment area of the basin is 2,515 km2 (971 sq mi).[1] The river is also occasionally transliterated as Machhu River.
On 11 August 1979, the Machchhu-2 dam, situated on the river, failed, sending a wall of water through the city of Morbi. Estimates of the number of people killed vary greatly, ranging from 1,800 to 25,000.[2][3][4][5]
On 30 October 2022, a suspension bridge in the city of Morbi that crossed the river collapsed. Hundreds of people were on the bridge at the time and at least 141 people died. The accident occurred just four days after the bridge was reopened following repairs.[6]
In popular cultureedit
In 1984, a Gujarati film named Machchu Tara Vaheta Pani starring Upendra Trivedi, Arvind Trivedi, Chandrakant Pandya, Narayan Rajgor, Minal Patel, and Kamini Bhatia was released which was directed by Vibhakar Mehta.[7]
machchhu, river, gujarati, મચ, નદ, romanized, machchhu, nadi, river, gujarat, india, with, origin, madla, hills, basin, maximum, length, total, catchment, area, basin, river, also, occasionally, transliterated, machhu, river, watershed, interactive, locationco. Machchhu River Gujarati મચ છ નદ romanized Machchhu nadi is a river in Gujarat India with its origin in the Madla hills Its basin has a maximum length of 130 km 81 mi The total catchment area of the basin is 2 515 km2 971 sq mi 1 The river is also occasionally transliterated as Machhu River Machchhu RiverMachchhu River watershed Interactive map LocationCountryIndiaStateGujaratDistrictsSurendranagar Rajkot MorbiTalukWankaner Morbi Morbi Morbi Maliya Morbi Physical characteristicsSource locationMandav hills chotilaMouth locationin the Ran of kutchh near MaliyaLength130 km 81 mi Basin size2 515 km2 971 sq mi 621 000 acres Basin featuresTributaries leftBeti Asoi rightJamburi Benia Machchhori Maha Contents 1 1979 dam failure 2 2022 suspension bridge collapse 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References1979 dam failure editMain article 1979 Machchhu dam failure On 11 August 1979 the Machchhu 2 dam situated on the river failed sending a wall of water through the city of Morbi Estimates of the number of people killed vary greatly ranging from 1 800 to 25 000 2 3 4 5 2022 suspension bridge collapse editMain article 2022 Morbi bridge collapse On 30 October 2022 a suspension bridge in the city of Morbi that crossed the river collapsed Hundreds of people were on the bridge at the time and at least 141 people died The accident occurred just four days after the bridge was reopened following repairs 6 In popular culture editIn 1984 a Gujarati film named Machchu Tara Vaheta Pani starring Upendra Trivedi Arvind Trivedi Chandrakant Pandya Narayan Rajgor Minal Patel and Kamini Bhatia was released which was directed by Vibhakar Mehta 7 See also edit1979 Machchhu dam failureReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Machhu River Machchhu River Narmada Water Resources and Water Supply Department Government of Gujarat Retrieved 28 December 2017 Noorani A G 25 August 1979 The Inundation of Morvi Economic and Political Weekly 14 34 1454 JSTOR 4367866 Noorani A G 21 April 1984 Dissolving Commissions of Inquiry Economic and Political Weekly 19 16 667 668 JSTOR 4373178 World Bank Environment Dept 1991 Environmental assessment sourcebook World Bank Publications p 86 ISBN 978 0 8213 1845 4 S B Easwaran 27 August 2012 The Loudest Crash Of 79 Outlook India Retrieved 6 March 2013 Hundreds plunge into river after India bridge collapses BBC News BBC 30 October 2022 Machchu Tara Vaheta Pani 1984 Review Star Cast News Photos Cinestaan Retrieved 11 December 2020 23 09 N 70 46 E 23 150 N 70 767 E 23 150 70 767 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Machchhu River amp oldid 1188258535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
