Six years after it approached the state government, The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday Finally Sected a Crocial Environmental Clearance for its Long-Awaited Pavana River River. Officials Said the PCMC is planning to implement a RS 1,500-Corere rejuvenation project for Pavana River, which activists say, today reserves a nullah.

“We Recently Received Environmental Clearance from the Environment Clearance of the State. The proposal was submitted six years back. The committtee has been done at Least Four Time. Committees which proposal the proposal, “Sanjay Kulkarni, Joint City Environment Department, Said.

Officials Said the State Government has given approval to the technical aspects of the proposal and not the cost. “The committee does not look into the cost of the project.

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Flowing through the heart of the city for over 24 km, the PCMC aims to transform river through a comprehensive restoration plan aimed at pollution Control, flood manegent, ecological revival and publish aka. Improvements, officials Said. The Pavana River is the lifeline of Pimpri-Chinchwad.

PCMC Lifts Around 350 MLD Water for Drinking Purpose from the River. The water is released from Pavana Dam, which is located about 50 km from the industrial city.

To take this project force, PCMC Had earllier appointed HCP design and management PVT Ltd as the technical consultant, which conducted a detailed survey and prepreded a project report. The hydrology and hydraulics study report for the river was prepared by the central water and power research station (CWPRS), pune, officials said.

PCMC Had submitted its application for Environmental clearance to the Maharashtra Government on December 10, 2019. Recommendation on August 8, 2023. Following This, The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Seiaa) Held Multiple Meetings, Including One May 15, 2025, Share PCMC Off The project. The final seiaa meeting on July 7 This year confirmed the grant of environmental clearance, officials Said.

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The project, on the funding plan is found, will proceed to the tendering stage and equivalent implementation. It Envisions Protecting Riverbanks, Preventing Erosion, Enhancing Biodiversity, Creating Habitats for Birds and Aquatic Life, and Reviving the River’s Natural Ecosystem, An Fuffical Said.

Kulkarni Said the next worry now is raising funds. “There are Several Options Like Approaching the State and Central Governments, Through Amrout Project, Raising Loans Through KFW and JICA … The last option is municipal bonds. Regard, “He said.

Formr BJP Corporator Sandeep Waghere Said He MET MINISTER Devndra Fadnavis Recently and Urged Him to Provide Approval and Funds for the Pavana Rejuvenation Project.

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