Megapolis Hinjawadi Residents

Residents of large housing townships near Hinjawadi IT Park have raised alarm over a growing public health threat, alleging that contaminated water is being drawn directly from the heavily polluted Mula river. With no alternative source or municipal pipeline connection, thousands of families say they are forced to depend on river water for daily use, as private tankers cannot meet the massive demand. Park Titan, with about 3,500 flats and 10,000 to 12,000 residents, and Blue Ridge, with 5,000 flats and 17,000 residents, are among the worst affected. Yellow-coloured water keeps flowing from taps, and the yellow-water problem, which usually appears in December or January, started in late September this year. TDS levels are reportedly around 500, even with township filtration systems in place. Residents say three years of complaints to the gram panchayat, MPCB, PMRDA and the irrigation department, along with a silent march in 2024, have brought no lasting fix. They allege untreated sewage, industrial effluents and garbage keep entering the river, and point to a non-functional MIDC sewage treatment plant. Bloodworms were spotted in tap water in January 2024, and dead fish and an oily film were reported in September. MPCB officials met residents on Tuesday, said notices have gone to PMRDA, gram panchayats and MIDC, and a collector meeting is scheduled this week. The board admitted most villages along the river have no treatment facility, and PMRDA has now planned STPs for them. For families who own homes here and still drink river water, this is not a civic inconvenience, it is a health emergency. #SaudaGhar #Hinjawadi #MulaRiver #PuneNews #PolluteWater #HinjawadiWaterCrisis #ParkTitan #BlueRidgePune #MPCB #PMRDA #MIDC #RiverPollutionPune #MaharashtraNews