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| Mutha River | |
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 Mutha River as seen from Sangam Ghat | |
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| • location | Pune,Sahyadri,Maharashtra |
| Mouth | Mula-Mutha River |
• location | Sangamwadi,Pune District,Pune city,Maharashtra,India |
| Length | 36 km |
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| Tributaries | |
| • right | Ambi river, Mosi river |
TheMutha River[1] is a river in westernMaharashtra,India. It arises in theWestern Ghats and flows eastward until it merges with theMula River in the city ofPune. It has been dammed twice, first at thePanshet Dam (on the Ambi River), used as a source of drinking water and irrigation for Pune city. The water released here is dammed again atKhadakwasla and is an important source of drinking water for Pune. One more dam has been built later on the Mutha river atTemghar.
After merging with the Mula River in Pune, the Mutha flows on as theMula-Mutha River to join theBhima River.
In 2014, theGovernment of Maharashtra announced that thePune Municipal Corporation would build new sewage treatment plants to ensure that no sewage was dumped in the river.[2]
The National Green Tribunal of India has the power to hear all cases relating to issues of the river under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977.[3]
Considering the serious nature of encroachments on the Mutha river, the NGT in its latest order on 23 July 2019 ordered a committee to be formed to look into these issues. The committee will comprise (i) the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department (Government of Maharashtra), (ii) the District Collector, Pune, (iii) the Member Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, (iv) the SEIAA, Maharashtra and (v) a Senior Scientist from the CPCB, Regional Office at Pune. The committee will decide the appropriate measures.[4]
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