Indrayani River:
Residents and environmental activists have expressed concern after dozens of dead fish were found floating in the Indrayani River near Dehu recently.
- 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 eastward, making its way through parts of the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad districts before merging into the Bhima River at Tulapur.
- It follows a course mostly north of the city of Pune.
- 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.
