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Hidden Stories | How Pashan Lake was once a British-era system to provide water to some of the most powerful addresses in Pune

April 25, 2026 2:41 pm

Even after the end of colonial rule, PMC depended on Pashan Lake to supply water for domestic use and irrigation.

PMC showcauses Chief Engineer, suspends officers after dead fish found in Pashan Lake

April 10, 2026 10:35 pm

The PMC has also served notice against the consultant for STP and is likely to remove them from the work.

Once a paradise for bird watchers, Pashan lake is now overrun by water hyacinth, causing destruction to its aquatic ecosystem.

Human apathy pushes Pune's Pashan Lake to die a slow death

February 21, 2025 2:20 pm

Once a paradise for bird watchers, Pashan lake is now overrun by water hyacinth, causing destruction to its aquatic ecosystem.

No official order barring couples from entering garden adjacent to Pashan lake: PMC

August 27, 2022 8:11 am

PMC Garden Superintendent Ashok Ghorpade, however, said that since Pashan lake is situated at a secluded location, it was necessary to ensure the safety of citizens.

Entry curbs on young couples: PMC defends action, says Pune’s Pashan Lake garden located in remote area

August 26, 2022 6:43 pm

Pune’s civic body says there is no such “order” banning young couples in garden areas alongside Pashan lake but it was necessary to ensure the safety of the couples to avoid any untoward incident.

Habitat alteration, unchecked sewage discharge led to decline in thriving zooplankton in Pashan lake, finds study

December 23, 2021 8:07 am

🔴 Government-led restoration works including desilting, re-contouring, construction of retaining wall and an artificial island were carried out in 2008 - 2013.

Illegal matka den back in action, locals say not possible without ‘blessings of cops’

March 18, 2015 4:47 am

In March last year, Newsline had exposed how this matka den was operating in Pashan lake premises.

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Water hyacinth on Pashan lake catches fire, greens raise concern

February 24, 2015 11:33 am

‘Dry’ water hyacinth cover on Pashan lake caught fire; serious environmental damage but no reports of damage to life and property.

PMC to allow fishing in Pashan Lake, activists not impressed

July 05, 2014 2:20 am

Ornithologists attribute decline in number of migratory birds flocking to the lake to ‘increasing human interference’

Pashan Lake still buried under pistia

March 27, 2011 1:51 am

Pashan Lake and the migratory birds that visit it are something the citizens have been proud of and now they are blaming themselves and the Pune Municipal Corporation for the mess the water body is in.