Kanh (variations: Kahn, Khan and Kanha) is a river flowing through Indore, the largest city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1] The river started carrying sewage in the early 1990s. Several attempts have been made to clean the river, yet it remains polluted.
| Kanh river | |
|---|---|
 The polluted Kanh river in Indore, 2009. | |
| Native name | Kanh river (Sanskrit) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Cities | Indore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Indore, India |
| Mouth | Saraswati river |
• location | Indore, India |
• coordinates | 23°07′43″N 75°47′35″E / 23.12863°N 75.79317°E |
| Length | 21 km (13 mi) |
The river, along with the Saraswati River, is a part of the Smart City Indore project, and a riverfront spanning 3.9 kilometres has already been developed along the river.[2] Both the rivers are being rejuvenated under the Smart Cities Mission.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
Source
Kahn rises from the Kakri Bardi hills which is also the source of the Shipra River. It later joins Shipra, which further joins into Chambal, then Yamuna and finally into the Ganga river.
See also
References
- ^ "जागरण स्पेशल: इंदौर ने लिखी नदी पुनर्जीवन की नई कहानी". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ National Institute of Urban Affairs. ""Riverfront Development – Indore"". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ Smart Cities Mission. "Khan and Saraswati Riverfront Development" (PDF). Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "The story of Kanh: A river swallowed by the spreading city of Indore". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "List of first 20 smart cities under Smart Cities Mission". The Hindu. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ ""Smart City spends Rs 660 cr in Indore's development"". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "511 cr for pollution check in city rivers". The Times of India. 2023-02-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-24.