Indrayani River:
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) recently demolished 36 illegal bungalows from the River Villa project, located within the blue flood line of the Indrayani River in Chikhali.
- It is a river 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.
- It flows through the Pune district before merging into the Bhima River at Tulapur.
- It is 103.5 kilometres long.
- 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.
