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PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation will set up a laboratory to regularly test water samples from the Pavana river and nullahs to monitor pollution level and submit reports to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) for further action. The laboratory will also monitor solid waste, air, sound and soil pollution levels within the municipal limits. A proposal with instructions from the municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi will be tabled at the standing committee meeting on June 4, to streamline data collection. Earlier in November 15, 2011, the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority had directed the civic body to take water samples from Pavana dam and Pavana river at Khadde, Thugaon, Bebedohol, Godumbre, Gahunje, Shivane, Ravet bund and other locations and test them at the MPCB laboratory or any other laboratory certified by the board. The tests were conducted only when it was necessary to check pH level, total solids, dissolved oxygen, dissolved solids,

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) water supply department will submit a detailed report to municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi on Tuesday on the issue of release of water from Pavana dam to Ujani dam in the drought-hit Solapur district. This was after the state government had asked the PCMC to provide its opinion on the release of water to Ujani dam. M T Kamble, officiating city engineer and chief of PCMC water supply department, said, "The civic body received an e-mail last Friday from the state government to give its opinion to Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) on or before May 14 about the release of water from Pavana dam to Ujani dam." "A detailed report will be tabled before municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi tomorrow (Tuesday). He will take a final decision on the opinion, which will be forwarded to the state government," he said. The e-mail sent by the state government said that the Bombay high co

AURANGABAD: The state government on Thursday told the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court that it has finalised the Maharashtra water resources regulatory authority rules and has sent them for publication in the official gazette. Following a petition filed by Marathwada Janata Vikas Parishad, the high court had on April 17 directed the state government to finalise the rules within two weeks. The Marathwada Janata Vikas Parishad had approached the high court, seeking directions to the government on various issues, including release of water into Jayakwadi from upstream dams and to frame the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Rules. The rules pertain to the authority's functioning, including ensuring equitable distribution of water as contemplated under Section 12 (1) (c) of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act (MWRRA), 2005, said senior lawyer Pradeep Deshmukh who represented the Vikas Parishad. The petition came up for the hearing before