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This also resulted in an overall decrease in the land’s ability to absorb rainwater increasing the risk of flooding. So incongruously, the ecology of stormwater has become the major cause for it.

Mr. Tanveer Farid says, ‘My bungalow is on the bank of the river and I have lived here all my life. Kamwari river uses to never dry even during summers till a few decades back, but now it dries up as soon as the monsoon gets over. Fishermen fishing every evening from the river used to be a regular scene but now it’s only toxic dirty water. Water mafia is another issue which I have been observing for the last many years. The water mafia is exploiting the situation’.

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Commercial Navigational Port to Sewer Nullah

Kamwari was a commercial navigational port for trade and commerce in the 16th century. It has now reduced to a nullah due to a range of issues.

Sewage lines of illegally constructed buildings open directly in the river. Sewage discharged in the river water is the main source of pollution of water in the river.