Mutha River
| Mutha River | |
|---|---|
Mutha River as seen from Sangam Ghat | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pune, Sahyadri, Maharashtra |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sangamwadi, Pune District, Pune city, Maharashtra, India |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Ambi river, Mosi river |
The Mutha River is a river in western Maharashtra, India. It arises in the Western Ghats and flows eastward until it merges with the Mula River in the city of Pune. It has been dammed twice, first at the Panshet Dam (on the Ambi River), used as a source of drinking water and irrigation for Pune city. The water released here is dammed again at Khadakwasla and is an important source of drinking water for Pune. One more dam has been built later on the Mutha river at Temghar.
After merging with the Mula River in Pune, the Mutha flows on as the Mula-Mutha River to join the Bhima River.
In 2014, the Government of Maharashtra announced that the Pune Municipal Corporation would build new sewage treatment plants to ensure that no sewage was dumped in the river.