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A nullah in Dharavi which joins the Mithi river. (Express photo:Amit Chakravarty)

No Occupancy Certificate without sewage management, blacklist errant developers: Bombay HC to civic bodies

January 20, 2026 1:18 pm

The Bombay High Court passed the order after noting the "enormous magnitude of the human-created problem of dumping sewage into the Ulhas River in Thane district without proper STPs being constructed by builders".

High BOD and COD levels indicate untreated sewage continues to flow into the Yamuna, worsening river pollution.

Water discharged by STPs in Delhi falls short of national norms, shows DPCC analysis

December 15, 2025 10:21 am

Despite the Delhi government’s claim that sewage treatment plants are operating at over 88 per cent capacity, DPCC data shows treated wastewater from most drains continues to exceed national pollution norms.

The blockage of sewage lines is common and leads to unhygienic conditions in the city.

Pune civic body to spend Rs 81 crore to clean 2,515-km-long sewage lines without human intervention

October 14, 2025 6:31 pm

The Pune Municipal Corporation has created a sewage line network of 2,515 km and 1,42,463 chambers across the city.

State govt gives nod for Rs 842.85 crore project to revamp sewage treatment in Pune

September 22, 2025 8:24 pm

This capacity will be increased by 396 MLD after the ongoing new STP projects funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are completed by 2027.

Karnataka okays an extra Rs 79 crore for rejuvenation of Bengaluru's polluted Bellandur lake

May 10, 2025 1:07 pm

The comprehensive development of Bellandur Lake has been taken up on National Green Tribunal directions; Law Minister H K Patil said the total allotment has gone up to Rs 179 crore.

Operate sewage treatment plants or face water supply disconnection, PCMC warns 41 housing societies

December 01, 2023 4:59 pm

A survey of over 300 housing societies had shown that the sewage treatment plant was shut in 41 of them. The water shortage in Pimpri-Chinchwad makes it all the more important for societies to recycle water, officials said.

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Mumbai: Three die while cleaning sewage line in Panvel

January 11, 2019 5:32 pm

The residents of Kalundre village blamed CIDCO for not maintaining protocol while handing out contracts. “They should give contracts to only those who have a team and safety gears. The effluents from the sewage lines get mixed and create a mess in our village. We have complained in vain,” said Mahadev Bapat, an activist.