Sal River is a river in South Goa

South Goa

South Goa is one of the two districts that comprise the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of 1,966 km² and a population of 586,591...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The river opens near Cavelossim

Cavelossim

Cavelossim is a census town in South Goa district in the state of Goa, India.The town hosts a well known beach at the southernmost tip of the Salcete beach stretch that starts from Majorda in the north to Cavelossim in the south...

. Villagers here have been fighting to save the river from dredging.It passes through Margao

Margao

Margao and commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is the administrative headquarters of South Goa district and of the Salcete taluka.- Etymology :...

, Navelim

Navelim

Navelim is a census town in South Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. It is located outside the city of Margao.-Geography:Navelim is located at...

,Dramapur, Chinchinim

Chinchinim

Chinchinim is a village and a census town in South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It lies on the banks of river Sal. It has a predominant Catholic population and is dotted with typically Goan mansions and small cottages which are colorful and incorporate all the typical features of a...

, Assolna

Assolna

Assolna is a town to the south of Chinchinim.The river Sal flows through this town.-Geography:Assolna is located at . It has an average elevation of ....

 and drains itself into the Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...

 at Betul

Betul, Goa

Betul is a coastal town located in South Goa District, Goa, India. It is one hour distance from Margao. It is known for its beach. The Sal river drains itself into the Arabian sea near Betul.-External links:*...

, Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

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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.