PMC to test water quality at 25 locations under river rejuvenation project
2 days, 20 hours ago

PMC to test water quality at 25 locations under river rejuvenation project

Hindustan Times  

As part of the Mula-Mutha Rejuvenation Project, five sewage treatment plants are currently being built in the city. To assess river water quality, the Pune Municipal Corporation will conduct tests at 25 locations to help evaluate the effectiveness of the treated water once the new STPs become operational. However, the city’s existing STPs can only process about 350 MLD daily, leaving a large volume of untreated sewage flowing directly into the Mula and Mutha rivers. To address this issue, PMC has launched this rejuvenation project to expand sewage treatment capacity and restore the river’s health. Commenting on the issue, Prithviraj BP, additional commissioner of PMC said, “As part of the Mula-Mutha Rejuvenation Project, ten new STPs are being constructed across the city.

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NGT issues notice to PMRDA, Rajgurunagar Municipal Council for pollution in Bhima River
2 days, 3 hours ago

NGT issues notice to PMRDA, Rajgurunagar Municipal Council for pollution in Bhima River

Hindustan Times  

The Western bench of the National Green Tribunal on March 20 issued notice to PMRDA and Rajgurunagar Municipal Council to submit a report on untreated sewage waste being dumped in the Bhima River in the Rajgurunagar area. The river pollution due to untreated sewage discharge has been a serious point of concern in Pune for a long time. Dixit holds …

PMC writes to Centre requesting one year’s extension for completion of River Rejuvenation Project
6 days, 18 hours ago

PMC writes to Centre requesting one year’s extension for completion of River Rejuvenation Project

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation has written to the central government, urging the latter for an extension of one more year for completion of the River Rejuvenation Project, which is being implemented with help from JICA. PMC writes to Centre urging for one-year extension for completion of River Rejuvenation Project implemented with help from JICA. ) Municipal commissioner Rajendra Bhosale …

Process Used In 'Namami Gange' Project To Treat Sewage Before Dumping Has Been Employed To Clean Sabarmati River: AMC Tells Gujarat HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Process Used In 'Namami Gange' Project To Treat Sewage Before Dumping Has Been Employed To Clean Sabarmati River: AMC Tells Gujarat HC

Live Law  

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation informed the Gujarat High Court on Friday that it is using the process of bio-remediation–which employs microbial/bacterial consortia to treat raw sewage and partially treat the water before it is released into the Sabarmati river. The court, in its December 6, 2024 order, had asked the counsel for AMC to bring the progress made in establishment …

19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak
1 month, 3 weeks ago

19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak

India Today  

The Pune Municipal Corporation has identified 14 of 30 private reverse osmosis water plants supplying cans of contaminated water in the city. As part of the crackdown, the Pune Municipal Corporation tested water from 15 tankers supplying Kirkitwadi, Nanded and Dhayari. The tally of suspected GBS cases reached 163 in Maharashtra after detection of the rare nerve disorder in five …

MPCB issues proposed directions to Lonavala Municipal Council for river pollution
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MPCB issues proposed directions to Lonavala Municipal Council for river pollution

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board Pune on Wednesday issued proposed directions to the Lonavala Municipal Council for alleged pollution of the Indrayani and Ulhas rivers, officials said on Friday. The sub-regional officer of the MPCB issued proposed directions to the LMC as per the provisions of the Water Act 1974. As per the proposed directions issued to the LMC, the …

PMC to develop floating wetlands to rid lakes of pollutants
7 months, 1 week ago

PMC to develop floating wetlands to rid lakes of pollutants

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation is working to develop ‘floating wetlands’ or ‘florafts’ on the lines of the Thane Municipal Corporation to clean polluted lakes in the city. Sanjay Shinde, deputy commissioner, environment department, PMC, said, “The floating wetlands’ concept has already been implemented in Bangalore, Thane, and Mira-Bhayander municipal corporations. To stop sewage from flowing directly into the lakes, the …

PMC gets state’s in-principle approval for ₹581 cr fund to set up STPs in 16 merged villages
8 months, 1 week ago

PMC gets state’s in-principle approval for ₹581 cr fund to set up STPs in 16 merged villages

Hindustan Times  

The state government on June 5 gave its in-principle approval for ₹581 crore funds to set up sewage treatment plants and network of drainage lines in 16 merged villages in Pune Municipal Corporation limits under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme. These villages included Mahalunge, Sus, Kirkatwadi, Pisoli, Kondwe Dhawade, Kopare, Nanded, Khadakwasla, Nanhe, Nandoshi, Sanasnagar, Mangdewadi, Bhilarewadi, Gujar Nimbalkarwadi, Jambhulwadi, and …

No action by MPCB over river pollution during Ganpati in Pune
1 year, 6 months ago

No action by MPCB over river pollution during Ganpati in Pune

Hindustan Times  

Despite recording an increase in water pollution in rivers, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has not taken action against any local body. To keep tabs on water pollution in rivers during the Ganesh festival, the MPCB carries out special testing of the river water before, during and after the Ganesh festival. Despite recording an increase in water pollution in rivers, …

PMC starts work on STP at Katraj lake
1 year, 8 months ago

PMC starts work on STP at Katraj lake

Hindustan Times  

To treat sewage water being released into the lake, Pune Municipal Corporation has begun work on construction of a sewage treatment plant at Katraj lake. Officials of PMC’s sewage management department said the work on the STP has already started on the ground. We decided to build a drainage line to collect this drainage at one point and we have …

PMC to erect new water treatment plant at Parvati
1 year, 9 months ago

PMC to erect new water treatment plant at Parvati

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Kumar added that the PMC is pushing ahead with the equal water distribution scheme. Considering the water treatment plant at Parvati is more than fifty years old, the Pune Municipal Corporation plans to erect a new facility near it. Commenting on the development, PMC Vikram Kumar said, “Daily 535 million litres of water per day gets treated at the …

PMC struggles to get land for two STPs for river rejuvenation project
1 year, 10 months ago

PMC struggles to get land for two STPs for river rejuvenation project

Hindustan Times  

Even as the Pune Municipal Corporation has set up a 14-engineer special cell to speed up the much-delayed JICA funded river rejuvenation project, it is yet to get land for two of its 11 sewage treatment plants. PMC has formed a special cell of 14 engineers chosen from different civic departments to work dedicatedly for the JICA project. We have …

Low oxygen levels in Pune rivers put aquatic life at risk: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Low oxygen levels in Pune rivers put aquatic life at risk: Report

Hindustan Times  

The dissolved oxygen level in Pune’s Mula, Mula-Mutha, and Mutha rivers is below expected standards, according to the central environmental watchdog Central Pollution Control Board. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board stated that the main cause for this is the low level of dissolved oxygen in river water, which is the most important element for fish and other aquatic plants and …

Monday Musings: Mula-Mutha rejuvenation should as much be a priority as river beautification
3 years, 4 months ago

Monday Musings: Mula-Mutha rejuvenation should as much be a priority as river beautification

Hindustan Times  

Earlier this month when the Pune Municipal Corporation hurriedly cleared the Mula-Mutha riverfront development project without much debate, it raised eyebrows. To rejuvenate the river, the proposed pollution-abatement-cum-river-rejuvenation project aims to stop the flow of untreated water into the Mula-Mutha rivers which also increases the growth of hyacinths, leading to serious environmental issues and mosquito menace. To rejuvenate the river, …

Ganga water quality has worsened due to untreated sewage, govt should have prioritised clean-up project, says chief of NGO
5 years, 11 months ago

Ganga water quality has worsened due to untreated sewage, govt should have prioritised clean-up project, says chief of NGO

Firstpost  

Sankat Mochan Foundation, which has been monitoring the quality of the Ganga water for over three decades, found in its latest study that levels of faecal coliform bacteria had risen substantially, while levels of dissolved oxygen had dropped. The study showed that levels of faecal coliform, a form of bacteria, in the Ganga had risen substantially, while levels of dissolved …

Finally, a consultant appointed for Pune’s river development project
7 years, 3 months ago

Finally, a consultant appointed for Pune’s river development project

Hindustan Times  

Six months after the Mula-Mutha river development proposal was approved, the central government has appointed a consultant for the plan that is implemented with the financial help from Japan International Co-operation Agency. Mula-Mutha river which passes through the city is one of the 302 polluted rivers of the country) Pune Member of Parliament Anil Shirole said that the Centre has …

Clean and green
15 years, 3 months ago

Clean and green

The Hindu  

THREE-TIME corporator and currently Mayor, Rajlaxmi Bhonsale has played a pivotal role in preparing Punes City Development Plan as per JNNURM guidelines. Pune generates around 567 MLD sewage every day, of which 382 MLD, or roughly 70 per cent, is treated. Obviously, we are targeting 100 per cent sewage treatment, and a requisition for Rs.232 crore is pending with the …

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