Mithi River

The Mithi River (aka Mahim River) is a river on Salsette Island, the island of the city of Mumbai, India. It is a confluence of tail water discharges of the Powai and Vihar lakes. The river is seasonal and rises during the monsoons. The overflowing lakes also contribute to the river flow which is stopped by a dam in other times. During this season the river is a favourite with the anglers who catch large fish that have escaped from the lakes. Fishing is banned there. The international airport is located right next to the section of river, at Andheri.

Geography

The river originates from the overflow of Vihar Lake and also receives the overflows from the Powai Lake about 2 km later. It flows for a total of 15 km before it meets the Arabian Sea at Mahim Creek flowing through residential and industrial complexes of Powai, Saki Naka, Kurla, Kalina, Vakola, Bandra-Kurla complex, Dharavi and Mahim. The river has an average width of 5 m in the upper reaches, has been widened to 25 m in the middle reaches and up to 70 m in the lower reaches after the 26 July 2005 deluge (944 mm in 24 h on 26 July 2005).

Mithi

Mithi (Sindhi: مٺي‎, Urdu: مِٹهّى‎), is the capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.

Mithi was made the capital of Tharparkar District in 1990, when the district was separated from Mirpur Khas to form a new District. Mithi is one of very few towns of Pakistan where Muslims do not form majority in population, 80% population of the town is of Hindus. Both Hindus and Muslims are reportedly live peacefully with lowest crime rate in the town.

Geography

The town is located at 24°74'0N 69°80'0E with an altitude of 28 metres (92 feet), lying 278 kilometres from Karachi and is located in a beautiful desert area.

Economy

Mithi has now seen a tremendous development and is considered one of the most developed cities of District Tharparkar. A large number of people from all over the district Tharparkar have now moved to the city resulting in high development rate. It is now considered heart of Tharparkar District with tremendous level of economic and social activity.

An official from Thar Coal Mining Authority said that all preparations have been made for the inauguration of the country's mega-project open pit coal mining, which comprises of 12 blocks on over 9,600 square km of Tharparkar District. Buried under this land lies an estimated 175 billion tones of coal, world's 5th largest reserves of coal. The mega project will bring prosperity to the backward region. Mining in Thar's 9,600 kilometre coal fields are gaining momentum after the arrival of experts from China. Almost 3,000 technicians and engineers are expected to arrive on site to help locals in running the heavy machinery and developing open-pit mining. Many roads, preliminary infrastructure and residential complexes for labors are under-construction.