River Pollution

The much polluted rivers, Pavana, Indrayani and Mula, seem to be staring at an even bleaker future. The municipal coporation of Pimpri Chinchwad has proposed over a dozen constructions, including an 18-metre wide road, on river bed areas marked as ‘no development zones’. The municipal corporation has proposed modifications in development control rules, following which such […]

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to clean all the three rivers flowing through the city all through the year. At present the civic body undertakes the cleaning of the rivers before the onset of the monsoon for which it spends about 35 lakh annually. Although the civic body has constructed sewage treatment plants

The quality of water in Mula and Mutha rivers has always been a point of criticism. The forest department, therefore, has decided to undertake cleaning of the rivers soon. In this project, they will take the help of the civic bodies. Forest minister told reporters on Saturday that the forest ministry was planning to undertake

Pimpri Chinchwad is situated at the confluence of the rivers Pavana, Indrayani and Mutha. Due to the impact of the expanding city and the ever-increasing population, the natural vegetation and habitats of the river basin are in a degraded condition. The water quality has deteriorated due to the inflow of sewage and industrial effluents in

Pavana river is the main source of drinking water for Pimpri-Chinchwad. Every year, during winter and summer, there is massive growth of water hyacinth which has created a mosquito menace in Pimpri, Pimpale Gurav, Sangvi and Dapodi. Water hyacinth has spread all over the Pavana river from Ravet to Dapodi. Thus, PCMC has finally started

Dissolved oxygen is one of the most important indicators of the quality of water and its availability is vital for aquatic life. For good quality water, the dissolved oxygen level should be more than 5 ppm. The water tested from four points (Mhatre bridge, Bhide bridge and Mutha-Nagzira confluence, Vithalwadi) in the Mutha river for

While issues of water supply in the city remains a topic of debate, a recent report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has revealed that the city is faced with the problem of excessive water supply and generation of large volume of sewage water. The report states that around 931.2 MLD (million litres

Disposal of untreated domestic and industrial effluents in the pilgrim towns of Alandi and Dehu, coupled with heavy human activity, has resulted in the pollution of the Indrayani river, leading to occurrences of waterborne diseases like Acute Gastro Enteritis (AGI) among the local population and visiting pilgrims in both the towns, says a new study.

Excessive use of fertilisers for agriculture has rendered as many as 3,030 drinking water sources polluted above acceptable levels in Pune district, revealed a study by the State Public Health Laboratory. According to the study, water sources in Daund, Baramati, Indapur, Shirur and Haveli that have higher percentage of area under sugarcane cultivation have shown higher

While Berlin, Paris and Moscow have clean flowing rivers, Pune has two rivers which resemble gutters than bodies of water. In fact, a former Union environment minister during his visit to the city in 2010 had called Mutha river a sewage canal.What starts as a sparkling stream of water in the Sahyadri ranges turns into