Mula River (India)

Mula
Mula River as viewed from Harris Bridge
Location
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Region	Deccan Plateau
District	Pune
Cities	Pimpri-Chinchwad,Pune
Physical characteristics
Source	Devghar taluka
• location	NearAamby Valley,Pune District,Sahyadri,Maharashtra
Mouth
• location	Sangamwadi,Pune District,Pune city,Maharashtra,India
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Nila River, Pawana River
• right	Devnadi,Ramnadi,Mutha River

TheMulais a river inPune,inMaharashtrastate of India. It is dammed near the Western Ghats at theMulshi Damthat forms the Mulshi Lake.Further downstream, in Pune city, it merges with thePawana Riveron the left bank andMutha Riveron the right bank to form theMula-Muthariver, which later meets theBhima River.

The river forms the boundary between the limits of thePimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporationand thePune Municipal Corporation.The Mula flows through the center of Pune city.

Bridges

There are several bridges constructed on the river, including the Rajiv Gandhi Bridge, which connecting Pune to Ravet, crossing the river atAundh,and Harris Bridge over the Mula at Dapodi.

New Holkar Bridge

The Holkar Bridge crosses the river nearKhadki.

Mula River from the west bank

The Sangam Bridge crosses theMutha Riverat Sangamwadi, just before their merger.

Pollution and flooding

In 2010, areas surrounding the river experienced flash floods due to high levels of pollution and garbage dumped into the river.

TheCollege of Engineering, Pune(CoEP) holds an annual boating festival at the river near its premises. In 2012, it was found that the river was not navigable from Khadki to CoEP because the Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited had obstructed the flow of the river by constructing a mud path to lay a pipeline.

In 2013, it was reported that there were dead fish in the river nearWakad.ThePimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporationdid not determine pollution in the river as the cause.

Due to high levels of pollution, including 125 MLD of untreated sewerage water being discharged into the river by thePune Municipal Corporation,theMaharashtra Pollution Control Boardhas classified the water quality to be ofClass-IV.

In 2014, thePune Policediscovered thatcannabisplants were being grown on the riverbed nearKharadi.