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Line 1: {{Infobox river \| name = Kanh river \| ~~name_native~~native_name = {{native name\|sa\|Kanh river}} \| name_other = \| name_etymology = Line 42: \| source1_coordinates= \| source1_elevation = \| mouth =[[Saraswati River (Madhya Pradesh)\|Saraswati river]] \| mouth_location = [[Indore]], [[India]] \| mouth_coordinates = {{coord\|2322.~~12863~~718474\|75.~~79317~~858699\|format=dms\|type:river_region:IN\|display=inline,title}} \| mouth_elevation = \| progression = Line 55: \| extra = }} '''Kanh''' ~~(variations: Kahn, Khan and Kanha)~~ is a river flowing through [[Indore]], the largest city in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=जागरण स्पेशल: इंदौर ने लिखी नदी पुनर्जीवन की नई कहानी \|url=https://www.jagran.com/madhya-pradesh/indore-kahn-and-saraswati-river-revived-in-indore-jagran-special-22543336.html \|access-date=2023-04-18 \|website=Dainik Jagran \|language=hi}}</ref> The river started carrying sewage in the early 1990s. Several attempts have been made to clean the river, yet it remains polluted.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2019-03-05 \|title=Madhya Pradesh to form task force to clean Kanh & other rivers \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/state-to-form-task-force-to-clean-kanh-other-rivers/articleshow/68262043.cms \|access-date=2023-04-24 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The river, along with the [[Saraswati River (Madhya Pradesh)\|Saraswati River]], is a part of the [[~~Indore_Municipal_Corporation~~Indore Municipal Corporation#~~Smart_City_Indore~~Smart City Indore\|Smart City Indore]] project, and a riverfront spanning 3.9 kilometres has already been developed along the river.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://smartnet.niua.org/content/e3236777-2cb8-4177-a8c1-368c02eae4a9\|title="Riverfront Development – Indore"\|author=[[National Institute of Urban Affairs]]\|accessdate=April 4, 2021}}</ref> Both the rivers are being rejuvenated under the Smart Cities Mission.<ref~~>{{cite~~ ~~web\|url~~name=~~http~~":~~//164.100.161.224/upload/uploadfiles/files/04_RiverFront_INDORE_Final.pdf\|title=Khan~~1" ~~and Saraswati Riverfront Development\|author=[[Smart Cities Mission]]\|accessdate=April 4, 2021}}<~~/~~ref~~> == Etymology == The name Kanh is a cognate of [[Krishna\|Kanha]], a major hindu deity, acquired after [[Schwa deletion in Indian languages\|schwa deletion]]. Corruptions of the name include Kahn and Khan. ==Pollution and environmental concerns== Kanh has faced massive pollution due to the flow of sewage from industries. As an additional load, the household drainage is also dumped into the Kanh without any purification or cleaning.<ref name=":0">{{cite web\|url=http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/the-story-of-kahn-a-river-swallowed-by-the-spreading-city-of-indore-1486579608.html\|title=The story of Kanh: A river swallowed by the spreading city of Indore\|website=CatchNews.com\|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref>▼ ~~Kanh has faced massive pollution due to the flow of sewage from industries.~~ ==Rejuvenation== ▲As an additional load, the household drainage is also dumped into the Kanh without any purification or cleaning.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/the-story-of-kahn-a-river-swallowed-by-the-spreading-city-of-indore-1486579608.html\|title=The story of Kanh: A river swallowed by the spreading city of Indore\|website=CatchNews.com\|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref> In 2015, the Indian government announced the [[Smart Cities Mission]]. Indore successfully qualified in its Phase-1, ~~of the [[Smart Cities Mission]],~~and it ranked eleventh onin the list released by Union Minister [[Venkaiah Naidu]] (MoUD), ~~and is~~becoming one of the first twenty cities to be developed as a 'Smart City'.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-first-20-smart-cities-under-smart-cities-mission/article8162775.ece\|title=List of first 20 smart cities under Smart Cities Mission\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> ~~The Smart City Indore mission was widely appreciated for the efforts put by the government in citizen engagement. Under the mission, an~~An amount of Rs 39 crores ~~has~~had been spent ~~as of~~till 2020 on the Kanh and Saraswati riverfront development, marking the completion of five out of eight stages of the riverfront's development.<ref name=":1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/smart-city-spends-rs-660-cr-in-indores-development\|title="Smart City spends Rs 660 cr in Indore's development"\|publisher=[[The Free Press Journal]]\|accessdate=April 4, 2021}}</ref>▼ ~~==Rejunevation==~~ ▲In 2015, the Indian government announced [[Smart Cities Mission]]. Indore successfully qualified in Phase-1 of the [[Smart Cities Mission]], it ranked eleventh on the list released by Union Minister [[Venkaiah Naidu]] (MoUD) and is one of the first twenty cities to be developed as Smart City.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-first-20-smart-cities-under-smart-cities-mission/article8162775.ece\|title=List of first 20 smart cities under Smart Cities Mission\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> The Smart City Indore mission was widely appreciated for the efforts put by the government in citizen engagement. Under the mission, an amount of Rs 39 crores has been spent as of 2020 on Kanh and Saraswati riverfront development marking the completion of five out of eight stages of the riverfront's development.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/smart-city-spends-rs-660-cr-in-indores-development\|title="Smart City spends Rs 660 cr in Indore's development"\|publisher=[[The Free Press Journal]]\|accessdate=April 4, 2021}}</ref> In 2023 the Union government sanctioned Rs. 511.15 Crore for the cleaning of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers, under the '[[Namami Gange Programme]]’. Constructions undertaken using these funds are expected to be completed in the next two years.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-02-24 \|title=511 cr for pollution check in city rivers \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/511-cr-for-pollution-check-in-city-rivers/articleshow/98194971.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2023-02-24 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ==~~Source~~Course== ~~Kahn~~Kanh rises from the Kakri Bardi hills which is also the source of the [[Shipra River]]. It later joins ~~Shipra~~[[Saraswati River (Madhya Pradesh)\|Saraswati]], which further joins ~~into~~Shipra, then [[Chambal River\|Chambal]], then [[Yamuna]] and finally into the [[Ganga river]].<ref name=":0" /> ==See also== Line 80 ⟶ 84: {{Reflist}} ~~[[Category:Rivers of India]]~~ [[Category:Rivers of Madhya Pradesh]]