PUNE: Sporting black ribbons tied around their arms, representatives of 32 housing societies in Kharadi met Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials on Saturday and apprised them of the deepening water crisis in their area. They also presented the officials with a bottle of water labelled “Rs 4.7 crore” — the amount reportedly paid by them to water tankers everyContinue reading

Pune: Six new sewage treatment plants (STPs) are being set up to treat the sewage being generated in the city. The new plants will increase the treatment capacity by 250 MLD per day. The tendering process for the plants will cost around Rs 450 crore. Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/civic-body-to-build-6-new-sewage-treatment-plants/articleshow/64346216.cms

PUNE: The state government’s water supply scheme undertaken by the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) has hit a road block in the absence of a no objection certificate from the local military authority (LMA) for laying an underground pipeline on the 800mt stretch of A-1 land (defence) from Burnett Road to the Empress Botanical Garden inContinue reading

PUNE: The government has set the ball rolling on the proposed 25km-long underground water tunnel from Khadakwasla dam to Phursungi, which could save near 2 TMC of water per annum. The new tunnel will be an alternative to the existing 34km long irrigation canal passing through the city, which carries water to the rural parts. The underground tunnel would helpContinue reading

Pune: Parvati and Satara Road areas are all set to get cleaner water with a new 500 MLD water purification tank. The tank, which will become operational on Saturday, was built at a cost of Rs179 crore and will improve water supply to Parvati, Satara Road, Bibvewadi, Dhankawdi and nearby areas. The project was greenlit in 2013 and fundsContinue reading

PUNE: Mercury is rising in the state, but things are not as stark as the last year in terms of the water stock. Around 29 major dams in Pune division together have about 16% more water than they did around this time in 2017, according to an irrigation department report. Pune division comprises Satara, Kolhapur,Continue reading