It has given its name to the Mahi Kantha agency of Bombay, and also to the mehwasis, marauding highlanders often mentioned in Arabian chronicles.

[2] The exact position of Mahi River origin is Minda Village, which is situated in Dhar district Madhya Pradesh.

The Mahi river rises in the western Vindhya Range, just south of Sardarpur, and flows northward through Madhya Pradesh state.

The silt brought down by the Mahi has contributed to the shallowing of the Gulf of Khambhat and the abandonment of its once-prosperous ports.

The Mahi river flowing into the Gulf of Khambhat is on the verge of extinction due to pollution and salinity.

"The bunds constructed to collect water have stopped the surface movement of the river," say the NGO's.

Consequently, the river is facing an intrusion of saline water from sea as there is no surface flow to push the seawater back during a low tide.