Daman Ganga River

Daman Ganga
Daman Ganga River At Rameshwar Mahadev Temple Lavachha, Gujarat, India
Location
Country	India
State	Maharashtra, Gujarat
Physical characteristics
Source	Ambegaon in Dindori taluka of Nashik district
• location	Maharashtra, India
• coordinates	20°19′N 72°50′E / 20.317°N 72.833°E / 20.317; 72.833
• elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Mouth	Daman Estuary
• location	Arabian Sea, India
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	131.30 km (81.59 mi)

The Daman Ganga also called the Dawan River is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian Sea. The river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat states, as well as the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.^[1][2] The industrial towns of Vapi, Dadra and Silvassa lie on the north bank of the river,^[2] and the town of Daman occupies both banks of the river's mouth.^[3]

The major development project on the river is the Daman Ganga Multipurpose project completed which benefits the state of Gujarat and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.^[1][4] In 2015, a major river interlinking project involving inter-basin transfer of surplus water from the Daman Ganga called the "Daman Ganga-Pinjal River Linking Project" has been approved for implementation.^[5][6]

The two historical forts on either side of the river at Daman, are the Moti Daman ('Moti' means "big") on the southern bank and the Nani Daman ('Nani' means "small"), on the northern bank.^[7]