Sabarmati river
The Sabarmati river is one of the major west-flowing rivers in India.
It originates in the Aravalli Range of the Udaipur District of Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of Khambhat of Arabian Sea after travelling 371 km in a south-westerly direction across Rajasthan and Gujarat.
48 km of the river length is in Rajasthan, while 323 km is in Gujarat.
The major tributaries are the Watrak, Wakal, Hathmati, Harnav, and Sei rivers.
The Sabarmati is a seasonal river whose flows are dominated by the monsoon, with little or no flows post-monsoon.
During India's independence struggle, Mahatma Gandhi established the Sabarmati Ashram as his home on the banks of this river.
The Dharoi dam is located on the main river.
Ahmedabad is a major industrial city on the banks of the Sabarmati River.
Textiles, leather and leather goods, plastic, rubber goods, paper, newsprint, automobiles, machine tools, drugs and pharmaceuticals, and so on are all important industries.
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