Damanganga River Front — Attraction in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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 Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.1 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

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]

The Daman Ganga, also known as Dawan River, rises in the Sahyadri hills close to Ambegaon village in Dindori taluka of Nasik district of Maharashtra State. It raise at an elevation of 950m.[1] The major tributaries of Daman and Vag run a course of 79 kilometres (49 mi) and 61 kilometres (38 mi) respectively before joining at Matunji to become the Daman Ganga River. Major part of the river lies in Maharashtra.[8] Its total length from source to the Arabian Sea is 131.30 kilometres (81.59 mi). Some of major tributaries which originate and flow through the mountainous region of the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are Dawan, Shrimant, Val, Rayate, Lendi, Wagh, Sakartond, Roshni, Dudhni, and Piperiya.[2] As the river joins the sea at Daman, it is named Daman Ganga. At the estuary there is heavy sedimentation and hence the depth of water is shallow.[9] Daman is located on both banks of the river (Portuguese name: Rio Sandalcalo).[3] At the mouth of the river the bar is level bed made of hard sand, except for the North of the North point where the river enters the sea.[10]

The river basin (part of the basin of West flowing rivers from Tapi to Tadri), which lies entirely on the western ghats, has a total catchment area of 2,318 square kilometres (895 sq mi). Catchment area distribution is: In the Nashik district of Maharashtra 1,408 square kilometres (544 sq mi) (60.74%); in the Valsad district in Gujarat 495 square kilometres (191 sq mi) (21.36%); and in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu it is 415 square kilometres (160 sq mi) (17.90%).[2] The mean annual run off from the catchment is 3,771 MCM (million cubic metres).[11] The upstream area of the river is hilly and covered with forest 96,222 hectares (237,770 acres). Rain fall occurs during the monsoon months from June to September with an annual average rainfall incidence of approximately 2,200 millimetres (87 in) (maximum recorded is reported to be 3,780 millimetres (149 in).[8]}. The soil conditions in the basin are categorized as "reddish brown soil, coarse shallow soil, deep black soil and Coastal alluvial soil". Silvassa, Vapi and Daman are the major towns on the banks of the river.[2]

The places of tourist interest on the Daman Ganga River in Dadra and Nagar Haveli are Van Ganga and Vandhara Garden.[12] There are also two historical forts on either side of the river at Daman, which face each other, known as Moti Daman on the southern bank, the larger of the two and the Nani Daman, smaller in size, on the...

It is one of the most favourite destination for me.

I always found work life balance at this place during my business trips.

I prefer to stay beside this place at Kamat hotel and make sure that early morning I will have the good refreshing morning walk on this river front, which gives me energy to drive till late hours of business.

The state of art facility with good infrastructure. If there is positive willingness and burning desire to deliver something best to the society then state governments can really built such nice place for their citizens.

Thanks to Silvasaa State Govt. & Local leaders. 🙏🙏👍

Wish I should get something like this in my town Dombivli - Maharashtra.

The place is nicely illuminated in night and duly secured by CC TV Cameras. Municipal Sweepers were on duty at 6.55am at this place. The track is wide enough to maintain social distance. They have constructed small dams at both end so that all 12 months the riverbed will never dryout.

There are two big gardens and quite beautiful road. Early morning walkers can buy the various medicated juices from local vendor there.

In my enclosed photos there are photos from 2 trips, one in Dec. 20 & Aug. 21.

U must visit this place to get rejuvenated.

🙏As usual humble request to keep this place...

Finding a place to gather around and enjoy the sunset, spend some time in the lap of nature with your friends and family? The DamanGanga River Front is one such opacarophilic place which no one can resist visiting. Dadra & Nagar Haveli has been catering the tourists with beautiful destinations where the Damanganga River front is one such vibrant center of the city where people enjoy being there and also learns about art, culture and tourism. Fun & fitness programs are organized every weekend to showcase the talents of public and organizations globally.

It is a 3km long stretch built along side the banks of River Daman Ganga, with BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir on the opposite side of the river and hotels nearby. On the aisle side the tourism department made a tourist spot "Nakshatra Garden" which is worth visiting.

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