Gomti River

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The Gomti River, also known as the Gumti or Gomati, is a tributary of the Ganges River. The Gomti originates near Pilibheet, India, from underground water springs. It extends 805 km (500 miles) through Nepal and Uttar Pradesh, a state of India. The Indian cities of Lucknow, sultanpur and Jaunpur are located on the banks of the Gomti. The river is polluted, owing to the large factories and tanneries in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which has affected fish populations.

According to Hindu mythology the river is daughter of Sage Vashistha, and bathing in the waters of the Gomati on Ekadashi (the eleventh day of the Sanatana Dharma-Hindu calender) can wash away one's sins.

[edit] Pollution

Gomti river collects large amounts of human and industrial pollutants as it flows through highly populous areas of Uttar Pradesh. Many sugar industries based at the banks of the river have negative effects on the ecosystem of Gomti.

[edit] References

• Sacred Rivers
• "Sewage kills thousands of fish in north Indian river". Babu Lal Sharma, Associated Press, August 22, 2003