Acting swiftly after mid-day shed light on rising pollution in the Pavana river, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has launched an aggressive crackdown on units responsible for untreated effluent discharge.

The move follows fresh sightings of thick, toxic foam near the Kejudevi (Kejubai) Barrage at the Thergaon Boat Club stretch, an incident that once again exposed severe contamination in the city’s primary drinking water source, as highlighted in a mid-day.com report headlined ‘Pavana river covered in toxic foam again; Environmentalists raise concern’.