The villages that lay in the river's catchment area built earthen dams, with largest being a 244 m long and 7 m wide.

Key features are as follows: The river Arvari originates in the Sakra Dam near Thanagazi in the Alwar District.

From this point, the river is called Arvari and runs down to the village Hamirpur to meet Nahar Nala, a stream from the west.

The augmented river joins an equally large tributary originating around Lothabas in the west near Romewala, then passing through the Jaitpur Gujrun, Rasayawala and Rayanwala regions.

The Government of Rajasthan's claim over the river, was heavily opposed by locals who had worked for years to restore the waterway.

[citation needed] The state government then filed a case against the local community of the Arvari basin upon the issue of ownership.

The 36th session took place on 23 December 2018 at Tarun Bharat Sangh, Bheekampura, Alwar district, Rajasthan, under the chairmanship of Shri.

[9] The members of the Arvari Parliament were awarded for the community work of River Rejuvenation by the contemporary President of India, Shri.

This was the first time in the history of India where the President officially recognized a community for such work, rather than the Rastrapati Bhavan.