The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) provided a show-cause notification to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on December 26, looking for an action within a day pertaining to the problem of dead fish discovered in the Mula-Mutha River at Naik Bet near Naidu Hospital as a result of the discharge of without treatment water.
The notification highlights that PMC discharges about 90 MLD of without treatment sewer daily right into the rivers. While the old Naidu STP has actually been destroyed, the brand-new center is still incomplete and does not have alternate power setups. Additionally, a number of STPs throughout the city, with an integrated ability of 567 MLD, are running without MPCB authorization. The authorization for these STPs ended on December 31, 2023.
According to the MPCB notification, sewer from 3 drains pipes near the Naidu STP is moving without treatment right into the river. The without treatment sewer, identified by its black colour, nasty smell, and pH degrees of 6 to 7, has actually been mentioned as the source of fish death. The MPCB has actually required a conformity record within 15 days and advised PMC to send a long-lasting strategy to accomplish 100% sewer therapy. Failure to follow the notification will certainly cause lawsuit.
MPCB local policeman J S Salunke specified,“My team visited the site and we have issued a notice regarding this. MPCB will initiate legal action against your unit without giving any further notice under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.”
