09-05-2025
Deputy CM Shinde promises to make Indrayani pollution-free for fourth time in two years
Pune: Deputy chief minister
Eknath Shinde
on Friday repeated his promise to make the Indrayani river pollution-free for the fourth time in the past two years and said the govt would begin work on the project this at an event organised in
Alandi
to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, Shinde said, "The govt is serious about addressing pollution in the Indrayani. Industries minister Uday Samant and the chief minister are actively working on this." He said plans were being made to install
sewage treatment plants
(STPs) along the river to prevent the release of untreated effluent into Indrayani holds religious significance for devotees visiting the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj temple in Alandi.
Some of them even drink its water believing it to be "holy". Shinde visited Alandi twice for the palkhi procession during his tenure as the chief minister and made similar promises. Earlier this year, he attended the "Sant Tukaram Beej" ceremony in Dehu and called for a "people's movement" to restore the river's health.
Shinde's fourth assurance on making the Indrayani pollution-free came just a week after toxic white foam was reported in the river near Alandi. The deputy chief minister announced that the govt would provide Rs25 crore to the warkaris to build "Bhakta Nivas" in Alandi. He said the funds would be allocated from the urban development department. He also said he would take up the demands of warkaris about Dnyan Bhoomi and virtual wari projects. Pune: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Friday repeated his promise to make the Indrayani river pollution-free for the fourth time in the past two years and said the govt would begin work on the project this at an event organised in Alandi to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, Shinde said, "The govt is serious about addressing pollution in the Indrayani. Industries minister Uday Samant and the chief minister are actively working on this." He said plans were being made to install sewage treatment plants (STPs) along the river to prevent the release of untreated effluent into Indrayani holds religious significance for devotees visiting the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj temple in Alandi. Some of them even drink its water believing it to be "holy". Shinde visited Alandi twice for the palkhi procession during his tenure as the chief minister and made similar promises. Earlier this year, he attended the "Sant Tukaram Beej" ceremony in Dehu and called for a "people's movement" to restore the river's health. Shinde's fourth assurance on making the Indrayani pollution-free came just a week after toxic white foam was reported in the river near Alandi. The deputy chief minister announced that the govt would provide Rs25 crore to the warkaris to build "Bhakta Nivas" in Alandi. He said the funds would be allocated from the urban development department. He also said he would take up the demands of warkaris about Dnyan Bhoomi and virtual wari projects.
