Oshiwara River |
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Oshiwara River is a river in Mumbai, India. It begins in the Aarey Milk Colony,cuts through the Goregaon hills, across the Aarey Milk Colony before emptying into the Malad Creek. On the way it is joined by another creek near Swami Vivekanand Road, before picking up industrial effluents and sewage while crossing the Oshiwara industrial estates and slums of Andheri. The river is highly polluted and encroachments have shrunk it to a narrow stream. The Oshiwara gets filled at Andheri, a suburb that had suffered extensively during the floods. The river originates in the Aarey milk colony. On its 10-km journey through the relatively unspoilt environment of the national park it is a clean stream. A cocktail of industrial pollutants empty into it as it crosses the Oshiwara Industrial Estate and slums and cattle-sheds lining its bank pour in raw sewage. As the Oshiwara nears the sea there is a small mangrove forest. It is a shadow of its former self, constricted as it is by housing colonies that are literally squeezing it out of a region that it once sprawled across – a process that continues with debris being dumped into the river on a daily basis. In the past three months debris dumping has narrowed the river and created approximately 20 square metres of new land.
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Location info: |
Address:Mumbai,India. |
District: Mumbai Suburban District. |
Nearest City: Mumbai |
Best time to visit: Nov to Feb. |
Climate/Weather: |
Warm and Humid Climate. |
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Interesting things to do: |
Interesting things to Visit: |
Versova Beach,29 km away: AArey Milk Colony,35 km) away: Erangal Beach,35 km away: |
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How to reach? |
Nearest Railway Station:Mumbai. |
Nearest Airport:Mumbai International Airport. |
Road Transport:All kinds of private and public transport are available.It has good road facilities which makes it easily reachable. |
Nearest Visiting places: |
Bassein (Vasai),77km away: Gorai and Manori Beaches,59 km away: Kanheri Caves,45 km away: Ghodbunder,43.5 km away: Karnala Bird Sanctuary and Fort,61 km away: Karla Caves,117 km away: |
Nearest Petrol Pump: |
Available in the nearby town. |
Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation: |
Palms Hotel Tower and Villas Imperial Palace Hotel |
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Help Line/Phone Number: |
Police Station: 100 |
Nearest Hospital: Kaustabh Hospital Garments |
Society/Community Phone Number |