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with Krishna close to Kudlu in the Raichur District of Karnataka.

Around Pune, the Bhima River receives significant tributaries from
the Kundali, Ghod, Bhama, Indrayani, Mula, Mutha, and Pawana
rivers.

The Bhima River and its tributaries have been proven to be

contaminated based on sampling at numerous sites. Indrayani,
Pawana, Mula, Mula-Mutha, and Bhima at Mula-confluence Mutha’s
are some of them.

Due to several factors, some of which include the following, Bhima

and its major tributaries, including Indrayani, Pawana, Mula, and
Mula-Mutha, are polluted despite having fertile land, access to water,
and power.

1. Densely populated areas, such as Lonavala, Khandala, and

Talegaon.

2. Devotees travel to the holy cities of Dehu and Alandi both year-
round and during biannual yatras. A sparse sanitation system
intended for a few thousand people becomes overloaded by thousands

of believers. Additionally, the Pawana River is polluted by flowers,
garlands, and trash.

3. The Pawana, Mula, and Mutha rivers are contaminated by the
industrial and inhabited areas of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. The

insufficient infrastructure in these cities is a result of their abrupt
rise. Despite having an adequate water supply, untreated sewage
still makes its way into surrounding nallas/gutters, which discharge
into these rivers, because there is no suitable sewage collection and

treatment system in place.

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