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The Tapti River (or Tapi) is a river in central India located to the south of the Narmada river that flows westwards before draining into the Arabian Sea.<ref name=eb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The river has a length of around Template:Convert and flows through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.<ref name=eb/> It flows through the city of Surat, in Gujarat, and is crossed by the Magdalla, ONGC Bridge.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 7 August 1968, before the construction of the Ukai Dam to bring its waters under control and provide hydroelectric power, the Tapti River overflowed its banks during heavy rains in the monsoon season. More than 1,000 people drowned in the flood,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the city of Surat was submerged beneath 10 feet of water for several days.<ref>"Western India Town Under 10 Feet Of Water; Flood Toll Hits 1,000", Indianapolis Star, 15 August 1968, p2</ref> After the floodwaters receded, at least 1,000 more people died in Gujarat during a cholera epidemic from the contamination of the drinking water.<ref>Lee Allyn Davis, Facts on File: Natural Disasters (Infobase Publishing, 23 June 2010) pp166-167</ref> The Tapti basin covers parts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.Template:Cn
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The Tapti River rises in Multai, in Madhya Pradesh, and with a total length of 724 km<ref name=":0" /> is the second longest west-flowing river in India, after the Narmada River.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Tapti travels east to west and flows through the Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref> It drains into the Gulf of Khambhat, in the Arabian Sea, in Gujarat.<ref name="eb" /> The Tapti River has 14 major tributaries, four are right bank and ten are left bank tributaries. The right bank tributaries originate in the Satpura range and include Vaki, Aner, Arunawati, and Gomai.<ref name=":0" /> The left bank tributaries include Nesu, Amravati, Buray, Panjhara, Bori, Girna, Waghur, Purna, Mona, and Sipna. They originate in the Gawilgarh hills, Ajanta hills, the Western Ghats, and Satmalas.<ref name=":0" />
EtymologyEdit
The river is supposedly named after the goddess Tapati, the daughter of Surya, the Sun god and Chhaya. Tapati is the sister of Shani, Bhadra, Yamuna and Yama.<ref name="Mittal06">Template:Cite book</ref>
Surat, Bhusawal, Burhanpur and Multai towns are located near Tapti river.
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