Lyari River
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The Lyari River is a small, heavily polluted seasonal river flowing through Karachi, Pakistan, that has become a major urban drainage channel.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
urban drainage channel ⓘ |
| adjacentInfrastructure | Lyari Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | north to south ⓘ |
| flowsIntoWaterBody | Karachi Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentLandUse |
high-density residential areas
ⓘ
industrial areas ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentSettlement | informal settlements ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Lyari Expressway bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
contaminated sediments
ⓘ
degraded aquatic ecosystem ⓘ loss of biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
industrial pollution
ⓘ
sewage contamination ⓘ solid waste dumping ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
encroachment on riverbanks
ⓘ
flooding risk ⓘ public health hazard ⓘ |
| hasManagementAuthority | local government of Karachi ⓘ |
| hasManagementChallenge |
flood control
ⓘ
solid waste management ⓘ wastewater treatment ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Lyari neighborhood of Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPollutionSource |
domestic sewage
ⓘ
industrial effluents ⓘ municipal waste ⓘ slaughterhouse waste ⓘ |
| isSmallerThan | Malir River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Karachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | drainage system of Karachi ⓘ |
| passesNear | Karachi Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lyari Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Karachi ⓘ |
| usedAs |
stormwater drain
ⓘ
urban drainage channel ⓘ |
| watercourseType |
ephemeral stream
ⓘ
seasonal stream ⓘ |
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