Citizens, including local youth and residents, recently gathered at Akurdi to express their disapproval of the Pavana River rejuvenation project.
About Pavana River:
It is situated in the west of Maharashtra state, in the Pune District.
The river is a notable river crossing Pune city and divides Pune City and the Pimpri-Chinchwad area.
Course:
Origin: It originates from the Western Ghats, about 6 km south of Lonavala.
The river originates south of Lonavala from the Western Ghats and flows a total of nearly 60 km to meet the Mula River in Pune.
The Mula River, which later merges with the Mutha River, forming the Mula-Mutha River, ultimately drains into the Bhima River (the largest tributary of the Krishna River).
A dam is built on this river at Pavana Nagar, called the “Pavana Nagar Dam”.
It is an earth-fill gravity dam.
It is 1,329 m (4,360 ft) long and 42.37 m (139.0 ft) high, with a gross storage capacity of 30,500.00 km3.
It is built with the purpose of providing sufficient water to the nearby localities.
It provides drinking water to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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