Editing Jaipur (section)

=== Topography ===
Jaipur is located in the northeastern part of Rajasthan and covers a total area of {{convert|467|km2|sqmi|0}}. The city is surrounded by fertile alluvial plains to the east and south and hill chains and desert areas to the north and west.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaipur - History, Map, Population, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Jaipur-India |publisher=[[Britannica]] |access-date=1 December 2023 |archive-date=22 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022195125/https://www.britannica.com/place/Jaipur-India |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jaipur City, Rajasthan |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1605/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en |archive-date=27 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127041609/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1605 |url-status=live }}</ref> Jaipur generally slopes downwards from north to south and then to the southeast.<ref name="JNN"/> The city is surrounded by the Nahargarh hills in the north and Jhalana in the east, which is a part of the [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli range]].<ref name="JNN">{{Cite web |title=Jaipur Nagar Nigam (Greater) |url=http://jaipurmc.org/Presentation/AboutMcjaipur/CityProfile.aspx |access-date=16 March 2023 |publisher=[[Jaipur Municipal Corporation]] |archive-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425032103/http://jaipurmc.org/Presentation/AboutMcjaipur/CityProfile.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Dravyavati River]] is the primary drainage channel, which by 2014 had degenerated into an untreated sewage [[Nullah|nallah]]. To address this issue, a plan for the rejuvenation of the river was developed by [[Jaipur Development Authority]] (JDA) in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 October 2015 |title=State okays DPR, takes step forward to revive Dravyavati |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/State-okays-DPR-takes-step-forward-to-revive-Dravyavati/articleshow/49371060.cms |access-date=17 March 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601203224/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/State-okays-DPR-takes-step-forward-to-revive-Dravyavati/articleshow/49371060.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> A {{cvt|13|km}} stretch of Dravyavati riverfront out of {{cvt|47.5|km}} was opened after rejuvenation in 2018 and the remaining project was completed in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 October 2018 |title=Raje opens much-awaited Dravyavati river project |newspaper=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/raje-opens-much-awaited-dravyavati-river-project-118100200948_1.html |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317064026/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/raje-opens-much-awaited-dravyavati-river-project-118100200948_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>