Sal River (India)

Sal River is a river in South Goa, India. The river opens near Cavelossim. Villagers here have been fighting to save the river from dredging.It passes through Margao, Navelim,Dramapur, Chinchinim, Assolna and drains itself into the Arabian Sea at Betul, Goa.

The Sal river is the Mississippi of Salcete taluka. The Salcete taluka with about 300 km² area is intimately linked to the well being of its only river basin the geologically special and ecologically fragile Sal river basin. Sal is the third largest river (35 km) in Goa with third largest basin (301 km²). Although its catchment area and runoff (700 million cubic metres per year) is one third of the Zuari river, it has not received even one third of attention which both Mandovi and Zuari rivers have received… Sal River is a geological and hydrological oddity. It is the only river that follows a North-South direction before meeting the Arabian Sea at Betul.

References

• Dredging