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are its right bank tributaries. Upper stretches of the Vaitarna are clean but in lower stretches it is polluted due to untreated industrial and civic waste. The Vaitarna is one of the most polluted rivers in India.
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It originates in Sahyadri mountain ranges near Trimbakeshwar. The Vaitarna is just 2 km away from India’s second longest river, the Godavari. Vaitarna has a confluence with the
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The Vaitarna supplies much of Mumbai's drinking water. It is the largest river in the Northern Konkan region and drains
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lies off its mouth. It has three major dams which supply water to Mumbai.
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