Stepping up its efforts to stem the rapidly increasing carbon emission due to urbanisation, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in Maharashtra is all set to start its own hydroelectric power plant by using the water from Mula-Mutha river that cuts across Pune city.
The civic body is set to showcase its initiative at the national conference of municipal commissioners and at the G20 meet in the next few days.
The power station is proposed at Bund Garden weir in Pune city. “The ecological and environmental aspects have been observed during the construction of the weir.
