Summary:
"From the originate point till the jurisdiction of the Lonavala municipal council (LMC), the river bed is completely covered with the water hyacinth. PUNE: The two Lonavala-based social organizations and volunteers have begun cleaning the water hyacinth from Indrayani river at Kurvande village, from where it originates.The workers of the Maval Varta Foundation (MVF) and Maval Prabhodini have pressed earth movers at the site to clean the water hyacinth from the river. Thereafter, the LMC has released untreated sewage water directly into the river at least 19 points," said worker.The workers have urged other social organisations to come forward and help them in this drive. At least 30 workers of the organisations are working at the site. Also, we can conduct awareness drive for the villagers in and around the Lonavala," said Bhegade..