Indrayani River : Two Sewage Treatment Plant
State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) recently approved two Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) projects along the Indrayani River in Pimpri Chinchwad to curb water pollution.
- Indrayani River is located in Maharashtra.
- It is a tributary of the Bhima River (a tributary of the Krishna River).
- It is a rain-fed river that originates from the Western Ghats, near the hill station of Lonavala, located along the Mumbai-Pune Highway.
- It flows through the Pune district before merging into the Bhima River at Tulapur.
- It travels a total length of 3 km.
- The river has great religious importance, and the two sacred towns, Alandi and Dehu, are situated on its banks.
- Dehu is known to be a sacred place for being the hometown of the poet Saint Tukaram, who was a popular saint of Maharashtra, and Alandi holds the samadhi of the poet Dnyaneshwar.
- The Indrayani also passes through the industrial town of Pimpri-Chinchwad and plays a role in irrigation and local agriculture.
- Valvan Dam at Kamshet, situated on the Indrayani River, is a hydroelectric generating station.
