PMC writes to Centre requesting one year’s extension for completion of River Rejuvenation Project
4 days, 17 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 said, “The PMC is erecting sewage treatment plants under this project and laying drainage lines to collect sewage. However, as we have been able to make only 70% progress, we have requested the government for an extension of one more year as the civic body will finish the work by March 2026.” As per the PMC data, a total 1,750 MLD water is being used in the city whereas 1,450 MLD sewage is being generated.

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Mohol assures funds for Mula-Mutha rejuvenation project
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mohol assures funds for Mula-Mutha rejuvenation project

Hindustan Times  

Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday assured that the funds for the Mula-Mutha river rejuvenation project will be released soon. The Pune Municipal Corporation is implementing the Mula-Mutha River Rejuvenation Project with financial assistance from the central government. “The central government has allocated ₹990 crore for the project through Japan International Cooperation Agency. Maharashtra cabinet …

PMRDA’s RRP for Indrayani & Mula rivers awaiting NRCD approval
3 months ago

PMRDA’s RRP for Indrayani & Mula rivers awaiting NRCD approval

Hindustan Times  

The River Rejuvenation Project planned by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority for the Indrayani and Mula rivers has received approval from the state environment department but is awaiting clearance from the National River Conservation Directorate under the union ministry of water resources. The PMRDA got approval from the state environment department in September 2023 after which the RRP was …

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 …

Lack of funds stalls eco-restoration of 800 metre stretch of Ramnadi River
7 months, 1 week ago

Lack of funds stalls eco-restoration of 800 metre stretch of Ramnadi River

Hindustan Times  

While the Pune Municipal Corporation has launched eco-restoration of an 800-metre stretch of the Ramnadi River where it meets the Mula River, the project has been stalled due to lack of funds’ allocation. A PMC environment department official said, “Environmentalists and NGOs working in environment have prepared a detailed project report for the pilot stretch of Ramnadi. Hence, the PMC …

PMC to erect water treatment plant for the areas around Khadakwasla dam
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PMC to erect water treatment plant for the areas around Khadakwasla dam

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation will erect a new water treatment plant for the newly merged areas surrounded by the Khadakwasla dam. The areas like Khadakwasla, Nandoshi, Dhayari and Narhe are in the upper basin of the city and get truncated water supply despite being part of the municipal limit. Recently, civic commissioner Rajendra Bhosale instructed officers concerned to identify the …

Stop riverfront development work till queries are addressed: Activists
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Stop riverfront development work till queries are addressed: Activists

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Under the “Pune Bachva Mohim” initiative, civic activists and citizens have demanded a stop to the riverfront development project till the queries raised by them are answered. Under the “Pune Bachva Mohim” initiative, civic activists and citizens, including Prajakta Mahajan, Vijay Kumbhar, Sarang Yadwadkar and Vandana Chavan, have demanded a stop to the riverfront development project till the queries …

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 …

PMC to spend ₹1,200 crore to upgrade existing STPs
1 year ago

PMC to spend ₹1,200 crore to upgrade existing STPs

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The Pune Municipal Corporation has planned to upgrade its existing nine sewage treatment plants by spending ₹1,200 crore in 2024-25, said officials. The civic body is already spending ₹ 1,000 crore with the help from Japan International Co-operation Agency, and erecting 11 new STPs. Vikram Kumar, municipal commissioner, said, “We are upgrading the existing STPs by spending ₹1,200 crore. …

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 …

PMC requests help from PCMC, Khadki & PMRDA Metro for clearing water hyacinth from Mula-Mutha river
1 year, 10 months ago

PMC requests help from PCMC, Khadki & PMRDA Metro for clearing water hyacinth from Mula-Mutha river

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation has appealed to the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Khadki Cantonment and Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority Metro for help in removing water hyacinth from the Mula-Mutha river. While the PMC has begun removing water hyacinth from the lakes and parts of the Mula-Mutha river flowing in its jurisdiction, there are parts of the river where other …

Committee to submit report to state to draw water from Mulshi dam
3 years, 3 months ago

Committee to submit report to state to draw water from Mulshi dam

Hindustan Times  

With the Pune Municipal Corporation and state Irrigation department in a tussle with regards to the reduced water supply in the city, there is a development to seek an alternate water supply to Pune city from Mulshi dam. PMC has also raised the demand of five thousand million cubic feet water from Mulshi dam. We will submit it either at …

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, …

PMC raises demand for five TMC water from Mulshi dam for city
3 years, 8 months ago

PMC raises demand for five TMC water from Mulshi dam for city

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation water supply department has tabled a proposal in the City Improvement Committee to get five Thousand Million Cubic feet water from the nearby Mulshi dam. HT Image Manisha Shekatkar, executive engineer of PMC water supply department said, “We have tabled a proposal in the CIC to raise a demand for five TMC water from Mulshi dam. …

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation sets aside Rs.1,400 crore for the rejuvenation of Mumbai’s rivers
4 years ago

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation sets aside Rs.1,400 crore for the rejuvenation of Mumbai’s rivers

The Hindu  

One of the lesser-known treasures of Mumbai are its rivers. These rivers, which until then had been thought of as large drains, could have served as natural drainage systems for the huge amount of rainfall the city received then, but they were silted, dammed, diverted and could not serve their natural purpose as safety valves. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has …

Centre Working on Rejuvenation of 13 Rivers Across the Country, Says Javadekar
4 years, 6 months ago

Centre Working on Rejuvenation of 13 Rivers Across the Country, Says Javadekar

News 18  

The Centre is working on rejuvenation of 13 rivers across the country and their detailed project reports are already being prepared, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday. He said this during an interaction with Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation, on the occasion of the anniversary of "Cauvery Calling" movement launched by the latter last year with an aim to …

Design ready, April date for Musi riverfront work
5 years, 1 month ago

Design ready, April date for Musi riverfront work

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Musi Riverfront Development Corporation has finalised its designs for cleaning up and beautifying River Musi. A senior official said MRDC would construct several parks on the available 430 acres of the government land. To protect the river from encroachments, the corporation would construct retaining walls and flood protection walls in low-lying areas. A rubber dam will be constructed …

BMC to appoint consultant for rejuvenation of 3 Mumbai rivers
6 years, 11 months ago

BMC to appoint consultant for rejuvenation of 3 Mumbai rivers

Hindustan Times  

The civic body will soon begin a ₹209-crore rejuvenation and beautification programme for Dahisar, Oshiwara and Poisar rivers. The civic body will soon begin a ₹ 209-crore rejuvenation and beautification programme for 3 rivers including Dahisar. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation proposed to appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed project report of all three rivers. The consultant is expected to …

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 …

Playing with water: Karnataka’s controversial river rejuvenation plan
8 years, 10 months ago

Playing with water: Karnataka’s controversial river rejuvenation plan

Hindustan Times  

Recently, Art of Living Foundation head Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visited the dry Manjara riverbed in Latur, Maharashtra. “Over two lakh people have been benefited in the state since the launch of the project in 2013,” Bengaluru to assess Karnataka’s water shortage. Bursting the Shirpur bubble Pradeep Purandare, former professor at the Aurangabad-based Water and Land Management Institute, dubs the …

Maharashtra lift-irrigation: nothing to do with water
12 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra lift-irrigation: nothing to do with water

Firstpost  

Excessive consumption of water by sugarcane growers, rising demand for water from cities and poor execution of irrigation projects have exacerbated the drought in Maharashtra. A simple Google search under the key words ‘Avinash Bhosale and MKVDC’ will throw up the following articles with telling headlines: ‘ How Bhosale milked MKVDC’ from The Times of India dated 29 May, 2007; …

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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