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Machchhu River. Machchhu River (Gujarati: મચ્છુ નદી, romanized: Machchhu nadi) is a river in Gujarat, India, with its origin in the Madla hills. Its basin has a maximum length of 130 km (81 mi). The total catchment area of the basin is 2,515 km 2 (971 sq mi). [1] The river is also occasionally transliterated as Machhu River.
The Machchhu dam failure or Morbi disaster is a dam-related flood disaster which occurred on 11 August 1979. The Machchu-2 dam, situated on the Machchhu River, failed, sending a wall of water through the town of Morbi (now in the Morbi district) of Gujarat, India. [2] Estimates of the number of people killed vary greatly ranging from 1,800 to ...
Nov 2, 2022 · About: The Machchhu river originates from Madla hills in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat and ends 141.75 km downstream in the Rann of Kutch. Tributaries: Beti, Asoi, Jamburi, Benia, Machchhori, Maha are the tributaries of Machchhu river. Dams: It has two dams to augment irrigation to alleviate droughts in Saurashtra.
What is Machchhu River? About: The Machchhu river originates from Madla hills in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat and ends 141.75 km downstream in the Rann of Kutch. Tributaries: Beti, Asoi, Jamburi, Benia, Machchhori, Maha are the tributaries of Machchhu river. Dams: It has two dams to augment irrigation to alleviate droughts in Saurashtra.
Oct 31, 2022 · Machchhu dam-II was later rebuilt in the end of the 1980s. For many people, the horrific scenes of Morbi bridge collapse that has claimed over 130 lives evoked painful memories of the Machchhu Dam ...
Machchhu: Directed by Shailesh Leuva. With Jayesh More, Mayur Chauhan, Shraddha Dangar, Gaurang Anand. The true events of the Machchhu Dam failure, which occurred on 11th August 1979.
Aug 11, 1979 · On August 10, 1979, monsoon storms poured over Gujarat, India. Monsoon rainstorms were not uncommon in this part of India, but as the storm increased it was clear this was larger than the usual storm. Flow began to increase down the Machhu river, first hitting Machhu Dam I and then turning downstream to Machhu Dam II.
