July 26, 2021 7:54 am
Out of 26 dams in Bhima river basin, two dams – Andra and Kalmodi – have reached their full storage capacity and 12 have reached at least 70 per cent of their total capacity.
May 22, 2016 12:55 am
“The garbage, if not removed, before the onset of monsoon, would have found its way to Bhima river with flow of rain water, thus polluting it,” a DCCIA member said.
July 25, 2013 4:59 am
Nearly 700 persons of the Mehtar community are assigned the job of cleaning the 800 dry latrines
November 02, 2012 1:16 am
To take forward the Bhima river pollution control plan,the state government will set a deadline for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to ensure 100 per cent sewage water is treated before releasing it into the river basin.
April 15, 2012 2:32 am
A 140-year-old rare turtle,the Indian narrow-headed soft shell turtle,found dead by some fishermen in Bhima river in October 2011 will now be preserved through taxidermy and displayed at the Nature Interpretation Centre,Pachgaon-Parvati in another month.
September 23, 2011 3:23 am
It has been six months since the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board submitted a proposal to the state government to draw out an action plan for the Bhima River Basin.
April 06, 2011 12:41 am
The district collectorate and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board have drawn up a Rs 800 crore-plus action plan to address the pollution of Bhima river basin by 2012.
April 14, 2010 3:46 am
Civic bodies in the district will prepare a proposal for curbing river pollution of the Bhima river by April 20 and hand it over to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.



