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Line 1: {{Infobox river \| name = ~~Khan~~Kanh river \| native_name = {{native name\|sa\|Kanh river}} \| image = File:Polluted Khan River.jpg▼ \| name_other = \| image_size = 300▼ \| name_etymology = \| image_caption = The polluted Khan river in Indore, 2009.▼ ~~\| discharge1_max =~~ <!---------------------- ~~BASIN~~IMAGE & ~~FEATURES~~MAP -->▼ ~~\| map =~~ ▲\| image = File:Polluted Khan River.jpg \| map_size = ▼ ▲\| image_size = 300 \| map_caption = ▼ ▲\| image_caption = The polluted ~~Khan~~Kanh river in Indore, 2009. \| pushpin_map = ▼ \| ~~pushpin_map_size~~map = ▲\| map_size = \| pushpin_map_caption = <!---------------------- LOCATION -->▼ ▲\| map_caption = \| subdivision_type1 = Country▼ ▲\| pushpin_map = \| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]▼ \| pushpin_map_size = \| subdivision_type2 = State▼ \| pushpin_map_caption= \| subdivision_name2 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]▼ ▲~~\| pushpin_map_caption =~~ <!---------------------- LOCATION --> \| subdivision_type3 = ▼ ▲\| subdivision_type1 = Country \| subdivision_name3 = ▼ ▲\| subdivision_name1 = [[India]] ~~\| subdivision_type4 =~~ ▲\| subdivision_type2 = State ~~\| subdivision_name4 =~~ ▲\| subdivision_name2 = [[Madhya Pradesh]] \| subdivision_type5 = Cities▼ ▲\| subdivision_type3 = \| subdivision_name5 = [[Indore]]▼ ▲\| subdivision_name3 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS -->\| length = {{convert\|21\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}▼ \| ~~width_min~~subdivision_type4 = \| ~~width_avg~~subdivision_name4 = ▲\| subdivision_type5 = Cities ~~\| width_max =~~ ▲\| subdivision_name5 = [[Indore]] \| depth_min = ▼ ▲<!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS -->~~\| length = {{convert\|21\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}~~ ~~\| depth_avg =~~ \| length = {{convert\|21\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} \| depth_max = ▼ \| ~~discharge1_location~~width_min = \| ~~discharge1_min~~width_avg = \| ~~discharge1_avg~~width_max = ▲\| depth_min = ▲\| discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> \| ~~source1~~depth_avg = ▲\| depth_max = \| source1_location = [[Indore]], [[India]]▼ \| discharge1_location= \| source1_coordinates = ▼ \| ~~source1_elevation~~discharge1_min = \| discharge1_avg = \| mouth = [[Saraswati River (Madhya Pradesh)\|Saraswati river]]▼ \| discharge1_max = \| mouth_location = [[Indore]], [[India]]▼ <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> \| mouth_coordinates = {{coord\|22.718474\|75.858699\|format=dms\|type:river_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}▼ \| ~~mouth_elevation~~source1 = ▲\| source1_location = [[Indore]], [[India]] ~~\| progression =~~ ▲\| source1_coordinates = \| river_system = ▼ \| ~~basin_size~~source1_elevation = ▲\| mouth = =[[Saraswati River (Madhya Pradesh)\|Saraswati river]] \| tributaries_left = ▼ ▲\| mouth_location = [[Indore]], [[India]] \| tributaries_right = ▼ ▲\| mouth_coordinates = {{coord\|22.718474\|75.858699\|format=dms\|type:river_region:IN\|display=inline,title}} \| custom_label = ▼ \| ~~custom_data~~mouth_elevation = \| ~~extra~~progression = ▲\| river_system = \| basin_size = ▲\| tributaries_left = ▲\| tributaries_right = ▲\| custom_label = \| custom_data = \| extra = }} '''~~Khan~~Kanh''' 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#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 name=":1" /> == 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~~, often used due to being easier to speak~~. ==Pollution and environmental concerns==