Pashan Lake located in western part was originally built to provide drinking water to the viceroy’s bungalow which is now the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) campus. The Pashan Lake is now covered in hyacinth. (Kalpesh Nukte/HT PHOTO)
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Villagers of Barsu and Solgaon of Rajapur taluka in Ratnagiri district of Konkan region stage a protest against the upcoming oil refinery project, in Ratnagiri, India, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
Under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project, the PMC is committed to constructing 11 new sewage treatment plants (STPs) in different parts of the city. Currently, the city generates 744 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage and treats 550 MLD. (HT FILE PHOTO)