CURRENT CONTEXT : Maharashtra’s State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) approved two sewage treatment plant projects along the Indrayani River in Pimpri Chinchwad to tackle rising water pollution.

ABOUT INDRAYANI RIVER

• Location: Maharashtra.
• Tributary of: Bhima River (Krishna River system).
• Origin: Western Ghats near Lonavala (Mumbai–Pune Highway).
• Course: Flows through Pune district → merges with Bhima at Tulapur.
• Length: 105.3 km.
• Religious Significance:
  • Alandi – Samadhi of Saint Dnyaneshwar.
  • Dehu – Hometown of Saint Tukaram.
• Other Uses: Irrigation, agriculture, water supply for Pimpri-Chinchwad industrial region.
• Hydro Project: Valvan Dam at Kamshet (hydroelectric).