A day after urging the Union government to explore the tourism potential in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule expressed concern over pollution in the water bodies supplying drinking water to citizens in her constituency and said that it was having an “adverse impact” on the health of citizens.
Sule represents the Baramati constituency in the Lok Sabha. The water needs of the citizens in the constituency are met mainly through the Khadakwasla and Ujjani dams.
“The water in Khadakwasla dam is used to meet drinking water supply needs of citizens of Pune city. However, it is getting polluted in a big way leading to adverse impact on health of citizens. Also, the pollution of water in Ujjani dam is taking place and there is urgent need of taking necessary measures to stop it,” Sule informed Union Environment Minister Bhupinder Yadav.
She said that the water bodies supplying drinking water to the urban areas of Pune and the rural areas downstream of Mutha river are getting polluted. “The fear of spread of infection cannot be ruled out due to consumption of polluted water from water bodies reserved mainly for drinking water needs of public,” Sule said.
The NCP MP further said that the impact on migratory birds too cannot be ruled out. She also raised the issue of encroachments in the Ramnadi area. “The Union minister has assured of taking all possible steps to check pollution of water bodies,” Sule said.
