{"id":16605,"date":"2025-07-17T12:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T07:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16605"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T05:36:48","slug":"pavana-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pavana-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Pavana River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pavana River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizens, including local youth and residents, recently gathered at Akurdi to express their disapproval of the Pavana River rejuvenation project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pavana River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the west of <\/span><b>Maharashtra <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">state, in the <\/span><b>Pune District.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river is a notable river <\/span><b>crossing Pune city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> divides Pune City and the Pimpri-Chinchwad area.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It originates from the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/difference-between-western-ghats-and-eastern-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Western Ghats<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, about 6 km south of Lonavala.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river originates south of Lonavala from the Western Ghats and flows a total of nearly <\/span><b>60 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>meet the Mula River in Pune.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Mula Rive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r, which later <\/span><b>merges with the Mutha River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forming the <\/span><b>Mula-Mutha River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ultimately drains into the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhima-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Bhima River<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the <\/span><b>largest tributary of the Krishna River).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A dam is built on this river at Pavana Nagar, called the <\/span><b>\u201cPavana Nagar Dam\u201d.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>earth-fill gravity dam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is 1,329 m (4,360 ft) long and 42.37 m (139.0 ft) high, with a gross storage capacity of 30,500.00 km3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is built with the purpose of providing sufficient water to the nearby localities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">It <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">provides drinking water to Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/cities\/pune-news\/citizens-hold-protest-against-pavana-river-rejuvenation-project-101752518285909.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pavana River is located in western Maharashtra, in Pune District, and is a vital water source flowing through scenic landscapes and supporting local ecosystems. 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