| Aji River (આજી નદી) | |
| River | |
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View of river basin from railway bridge at Rajkot
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| Country | India |
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| State | Gujarat |
| Region | Saurashtra |
| Districts | Rajkot district, Jamnagar district |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Nyari River |
| City | Rajkot |
| Landmark | Aji Dam 1 (Aji Dam 2) ( Aji Dam 3) |
| Source | |
| - location | Jasdan mountain range, Rajkot district, Gujarat, India near tramba village |
| Mouth | Gulf of Kutch, Arabian Sea |
| - location | Ranjitpara [1], Jamnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Length | 164 km (102 mi) |
Aji River is one the main river of saurashtra (region), Gujarat State. It is called life line of Rajkot City and separates Rajkot in east-west parts. [2] There are four dams on Aji River. Water of them are being used for agriculture and drinking purposes.
Rajkot Municipal Corporation has started project for purification of Aji River and provide retaining walls and plantations at both ends. [3] Aji is one of the major river of rajkot jillah. Originating from the hilly areas of sardhar and hingolgadh,it runs some 250 km.and meet to gulf of kucthh and hence ends its journey there.One of the major tributaries of Aji is Nyari river originating from hills of sarshar near Atkot.There are major projects on Aji, and all are irrigation projects but none of them supports any canal system to irrigate lands.