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'''Dravyavati River''' is major South-flowing river in Rajasthan.<ref name="jda-May2016"/> It originates in on the western slope of [[Aravalli Range|Amber hills]] and flows through the [[Jaipur]] city, north to south over a length of 47.5 km, providing a major of water to the City. It finally joins the Dhund river, near Santoshpura.<ref name="jda-May2016"/>{{rp|167}} Most of the [[Jaipur]] city's population stays within the 10 km periphery of Dravyavati river.

==Deterioration==
In 2016 the river was described as having deteriorated into a [[nullah]], over the preceding century. The river had been comprehensively damaged by local pollution, garbage and debris.<ref name="tata2016">{{cite web|title=Tata Projects led consortium to execute the Dravyavati River Rejuvenation project in Rajasthan via @tatacompanies|url=http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/tata-projects-dravyavati-river-rejuvenation-project-rajasthan|website=tata.com|publisher=Tata Sons Ltd|language=en|date=3 August 2016|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201020207/http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/tata-projects-dravyavati-river-rejuvenation-project-rajasthan|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tata and sons were supposed to clear the debris and filth out of the River so as to change
its status from Nullah to a river but nothing has happened yet. Moreover, the situation has worsened as of March 2020.

One cause of the pollution is the collection of storm water from adjoining areas such as Ambabari, the [[City wall of Jaipur|Walled City]] of Jaipur, Sanganer town and Pratap Nagar. [[Sewerage]] mixed with domestic wastewater and industrial waste drains into the river through Nahri ka Nallah, Jawahar Nallah and other streams that come from structured and unstructured sewerage systems of the suburbs.<ref name="ToI-15Oct">{{cite news|title=State okays DPR, takes step forward to revive Dravyavati|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/State-okays-DPR-takes-step-forward-to-revive-Dravyavati/articleshow/49371060.cms|work=The Times of India|date=15 October 2015}}</ref>

Major [[flood]]ing occurred in July 1981 that washed away many [[dams]] and [[Levee|embankments]] on the river. Subsequent encroaching development and pollution changed the nature of the river to the degree that it became known as "Amanishah [[nullah]]".<ref name="jda-May2016">{{cite web|title=Rejuvenation of Amanishah Nallah including Area Development|url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/FormB/EC/EIA_EMP/05052016GHYEVHEZAnnexure-documentofEIAEMP.pdf|publisher=[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]|page=25|date=5 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="pratirodh">{{cite web|title=Devastation by floods in Jaipur|url=http://www.pratirodh.com/devastation-by-floods-in-jaipur/|website=Pratirodh.com|date=27 August 2012}}</ref> Another flood in August 2012 left the city of Jaipur devastated, thousands homeless and many dead.<ref name="bbc-Aug2012">{{cite news|last1=Bareth|first1=Narayan|title=Rajasthan monsoon rains kill 36|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19389163|work=BBC News|date=27 August 2012}}</ref>

==Rejuvenation project==
In 2015 [[Tata Group]] produced a report for the rejuvenation of the river. This was approved by Rajasthan's state-level empowered committee (SLEC) in October 2015, having an estimated ten-year project cost, covering construction, operation and maintenance, of over 19 million Rupees.<ref name="ToI-15Oct"/> The contract for the project was awarded by the [[Jaipur Development Authority]] (JDA) to a consortium comprising Tata Projects and the Shanghai Urban Construction Group with an initial cost of over 16 million [[Rupees]] to complete the work by October 2018. Construction works will include 85 check dams and 122 fall structures.<ref name="ToI-23Jun">{{cite news|title=Dravyavati River project likely to miss 2018 deadline - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/dravyavati-river-project-likely-to-miss-2018-deadline/articleshow/59276026.cms|work=The Times of India|date=23 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="tata2016"/>

As part of the rejuvenation project a combined footpath and cycle track running alongside the river from the source at Jaisalya to [[Goner, Rajasthan|Goner]], 47 km<sup>2</sup>, has been proposed.<ref name="Pink-19Aug">{{cite news|title=47-km long bicycle track proposed along Dravyavati River|url=https://www.pinkcitypost.com/47-km-bicycle-track-proposed-along-dravyavati-river/|work=The PinkCity Post|date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Rajasthan]]
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