| Mula | |
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 Mula River as viewed from Harris Bridge | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Deccan Plateau |
| District | Pune |
| Cities | Pimpri-Chinchwad,Pune |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Devghar taluka |
| • location | NearAamby Valley,Pune District,Sahyadri,Maharashtra |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sangamwadi,Pune District,Pune city,Maharashtra,India |
| Length | 72 km |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Nila River,Pavana River |
| • right | Devnadi,Ramnadi,Mutha River |
TheMula is a river inPune, inMaharashtra state of India. It is dammed near the Western Ghats at theMulshi Dam that forms the Mulshi Lake.[1] Further downstream, in Pune city, it merges with thePawana River on the left bank andMutha River on the right bank to form theMula-Mutha river, which later meets theBhima River, which in turn is a tributary ofKrishna River.[2]
The river forms the boundary between the limits of thePimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation and thePune Municipal Corporation.The Mula flows through the center of Pune city.[3]
There are several bridges constructed on the river, including the Rajiv Gandhi Bridge, which connecting Pune to Ravet, crossing the river atAundh,[4] and Harris Bridge over the Mula at Dapodi.[5]
The Holkar Bridge crosses the river nearKhadki.[6]
The Sangam Bridge crosses theMutha River at Sangamwadi, just before their merger.[7]
In 2010, areas surrounding the river experienced flash floods due to high levels of pollution and garbage dumped into the river.[8]
TheCollege of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) holds an annual boating festival at the river near its premises. In 2012, it was found that the river was not navigable from Khadki to CoEP because the Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited had obstructed the flow of the river by constructing a mud path to lay a pipeline.[6]
In 2013, it was reported that there were dead fish in the river nearWakad. ThePimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation did not determine pollution in the river as the cause.[9]
Due to high levels of pollution, including 125 MLD of untreated sewerage water being discharged into the river by thePune Municipal Corporation, theMaharashtra Pollution Control Board has classified the water quality to be ofClass-IV.[10]
In 2014, thePune Police discovered thatcannabis plants were being grown on the riverbed nearKharadi.[11]
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