River Pollution

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted an expert committee, headed by an IIT-Mumbai faculty , to inspect the extent and specific causes of pollution in Mula, Mutha rivers from sources of discharge of untreated sewage in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas. The objective is to have acceptable scientific material and data on the pollution of […]

Despite PMC’s assurances, residents in certain areas are already facing major issues with water entering their homes; complaints to the civic body go unheard, they say With the monsoon having arrived in earnest in Pune, dams have filled up and water troubles may have receded a little. However, flood-prone areas in the city are facing

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday approved the proposal for constructing a permanent bridge for the benefit of Bopkhel residents on Mula river at an estimated cost of Rs 42 crore. The bridge, as per civic officials, will be completed in one-and-a-half year. Currently , the 21,000-odd residents of the village have to

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will soon initiate cleaning of Pavana riverbed from Kiwale to Dapodi for a cost of Rs 90 lakh. Sanjay Kulkarni, executive engineer (environment department) of PCMC said the river has become home to mosquitoes ever since temporary water diversion structures were erected while constructing bridges on it. Moreover, treated

Mounting garbage, including construction debris, on city streets and the riverbed and the state government’s delay in providing land for waste management has prompted the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to clean up its own mess. Now, a two-acre plot of barren land at Wagholi has been identified by the civic body to set up a

They blamed the sewage water flowing from an adja cent residential apartmen which gets accumulated a the society’s entrance ma king it a perfect ground for mosquitoes to breed and spread disease. Besides, the re is an overpowering stench hanging in the air througho ut the day , they said. “Seven people living in our

The road planned from Vithalwadi to National Highway 4 has blocked 50% of the river bed at some areas and reduced the flood carrying capacity of the river by 25.89% – according to official data from the irrigation department. The construction of the road began in late 2012. Trucks filled with debris and sand were emptied along the

हडपसर : जुन्या मुळा-मुठा कालव्यात जलपर्णी मोठ्या प्रमाणात वाढली आहे. नागरिकांकडून कालव्यात कचरा टाकला जात आहे. अनधिकृत मिळकतीमधून मोठ्या प्रमाणात सांडपाणी सोडण्यात येत असल्याने सार्वजनिक आरोग्य धोक्‍यात आले आहे. कालव्याच्याकडेला अतिक्रमणांत वाढ झाली आहे. त्याकडे पाटंबधारे विभाग व महापालिकेचे दुर्लक्ष होत आहे. कालव्यातील सांडपाणी आणि कचरा यामुळे डास, दुर्गंधी, माशांचे प्रमाण वाढले असून परिसरातील नागरिक

एकेकाळी नितळ पाण्याने वाहणाऱ्या मुळा-मुठा नद्या कधी “गटारगंगा‘ झाल्या हे कळलेही नाही. राडारोडा टाकून त्यांचे अस्तित्वच मिटविण्याचा चंग काही समाजविरोधी घटकांनी बांधल्याचे समोर येत आहे. याविरोधात आता पुणेकरांनीच आवाज उठविणे गरजेचे आहे… संगमवाडी, येरवडा, औंध यांसारख्या ठिकाणी नदीपात्रात दररोज हजारो ट्रक राडारोडा टाकला जात आहे. ओला-सुक्‍या कचऱ्याबरोबरच घरात नको असलेले सामान, मोडके फर्निचरही टाकून नदीला

Rivers are our lifelines, yet they are no more than sewage carriers in many places. Of the 302 polluted river sections identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the country in its recent report, 49 — the highest — are in Maharashtra. Officials attributed this to a large number of monitoring stations in