Machchhu River () is a
river
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in
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
,
India
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, with its origin in the Madla hills. Its basin has a maximum length of . The total catchment area of the basin is . The river is also occasionally transliterated as Machhu River.
1979 dam failure
On 11 August 1979, the Machchhu-2 dam, situated on the river, failed, sending a wall of water through the city of
Morbi
Morbi or Morvi is a city founded as a princely state around 1698 by Jadeja Thakor Saheb Shree Kayoji Ravaji. It is in the Morbi district in the States and territories of India, state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. ...
. Estimates of the number of people killed vary greatly, ranging from 1,800 to 25,000.
2022 suspension bridge collapse
On 30 October 2022, a suspension bridge in the city of Morbi that crossed the river collapsed. Hundreds of people were on the bridge at the time and at least 141 people died. The accident occurred just four days after the bridge was reopened following repairs.
In popular culture
In 1984, a Gujarati film named ''Machchu Tara Vaheta Pani'' starring
Upendra Trivedi
Upendra Jethalal Trivedi (14 July 1936 4 January 2015) was an Indian film and stage actor, director and producer who was one of the most prolific actors of Gujarati cinema. As an actor films like '' Mehndi Rang Lagyo'' (1960), ''Jogidas Khuman' ...
,
Arvind Trivedi
Arvind Trivedi (8 November 1938 – 6 October 2021) was an Indian actor and politician from Gujarat. He, alongside his brother Upendra Trivedi, was prolific in Gujarati cinema for over 40 years. He became a household name for playing the role ...
, Chandrakant Pandya, Narayan Rajgor, Minal Patel, and Kamini Bhatia was released which was directed by Vibhakar Mehta.
See also
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1979 Machchhu dam failure
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 distr ...
References
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Rivers of Gujarat