Purna is one of the major rivers in the Indian state of Gujarat but with its source at the hill of Pipalner in Sahyadri in Maharashtra.[1] It then passes through 3 districts in Gujarat including Dang, Surat and Navsari.[2]
Purna has a drainage area of 2431 km2 and it travels 180 km before emptying into the Arabian Sea.[3] Zankhri River is the main tributary of Purna.[4] Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, declared a protected area in July 1990, derives its name from the river.[5]
Navsari is a city in southern Gujarat and is situated on the banks of Purna within a few kilometres of the river's delta. The delta is situated west of the city where the river empties into the Gulf of Khambhat.[6]
Rare and diverse species of mangroves are found in the Purna estuary near Navsari.[7][8]
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- ^ Bhārata Kī Janagaṇana, 2001: Gujarāta. Śr̥ṅkhalā 25. Controller of Publications. 2004.
- ^ Timbadiya, P. V.; Patel, Prem Lal; Singh, Vijay P.; Manekar, Vivek L. (31 August 2023). Flood Forecasting and Hydraulic Structures: Proceedings of 26th International Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineering (HYDRO 2021). Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-99-1890-4.
- ^ Kumar, Pankaj; Nigam, Gaurav Kant; Sinha, Manish Kumar; Singh, Anju (2 February 2022). Water Resources Management and Sustainability. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-16-6573-8.
- ^ "Forest and Environment Department, Gujarat". gujaratforest.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Hirway, Indira; Goswami, Subhrangsu (2007). Valuation of Coastland Resources: The Case of Mangroves in Gujarat. Academic Foundation. ISBN 978-81-7188-596-1.
- ^ "Gujarat home to rare mangrove species". The Times of India. 7 June 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Singh, Jitendra Kumar (1 August 2020). "Structural characteristics of mangrove forest in different coastal habitats of Gulf of Khambhat arid region of Gujarat, west coast of India". Heliyon. 6 (8): e04685. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04685. ISSN 2405-8440. PMC 7426573.
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