Shahi Bridge over the Gomti River in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River (Hindi: गोमती Gomtī) is a tributary of the Ganges River. According to Hindu mythology the river is the daughter of Sage Vashistha, and bathing in the waters of the Gomati on Ekadashi (the eleventh day of the Sanatana Dharma-Hindu calendar) can wash away one's sins. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 208 pixel Image in higher resolution (1000 × 260 pixel, file size: 29 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by Daniel Keniston, June 15th, 2006. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 208 pixel Image in higher resolution (1000 × 260 pixel, file size: 29 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by Daniel Keniston, June 15th, 2006. ... , For other uses, see Jaunpur. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Look up tributary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the river. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Hindu Sindhis observe Ekadashi or Gyaaras by fasting on that day Ekadashi means Ek +Dus=11 Gyaaras comes from the word gyaarah which means 11 It refers to the 11th day of a fortnight belonging to a lunar month--the bright and the dark. ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72. ...

The Gomti originates near Madho Tada, Pilibhit, India. It extends 900 km (560 miles) through Uttar Pradesh and meets the Ganges River near Saidpur. Pilibhit is a town which is also the administrative headquarters of Pilibhit districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... Saidpur is a city in the Jhelum Valley in the Rajshahi division of Bangladesh. ...

The river is a thin stream until it reaches Mohamadi (about 100 km from its origin) where it is joined by a prominent tributary called the Sarayan River. From here the river is well defined. Another major tributary is the Sai River, which joins near Jaunpur. Jaunpur is a city in Jaunpur District in Uttar Pradesh state of India. ...

After 240 km the Gomti enters Lucknow, through which it meanders for about 12 km. At the entrance point water is lifted from the river for the city's water supply. 25 city drains in the Lucknow area drain into the Gomti. At the downstream end the Gomti barrage impounds the river converting it into a lake. , Lucknow ( , Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ...

The cities of Lucknow, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sultanpur and Jaunpur are located on the banks of the Gomti and are the most prominent of the 15 towns located in its catchment area. , Lucknow ( , Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ... Lakhimpur Kheri (Hindi: लखीमपुर खीरी, Urdu: لحیم پور خیری) is a district of Uttar Pradesh in the Lucknow division. ... Sultanpur is a city and a municipal board in Sultanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Jaunpur is a city in Jaunpur District in Uttar Pradesh state of India. ...

Pollution and Degradation

The major sources of pollution in the Gomti are:

• Industrial waste and effluent from sugar factories and distillaries.
• Domestic waste water and sewage from habitations.

The river collects large amounts of human and industrial pollutants as it flows through the highly populous areas (18 million approx) of Uttar Pradesh. High pollution levels in the river have negative effects on the ecosystem of the Gomti, threatening its aquatic life. In the context of creating Plutonium at the Hanford Site, effluent refers to the cooling water that is discharged from a nuclear reactor that may or may not be radioactive. ...

References

• Sacred Rivers
• "Sewage kills thousands of fish in north Indian river". Babu Lal Sharma, Associated Press, August 22, 2003