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The '''Mula-Mutha''' is a river in [[India]], formed by the confluence of the [[Mula River (India)|Mula]] and [[Mutha River|Mutha]] rivers in the city of [[Pune]], which later meets the [[Bhima River]], which itself later meets the [[Krishna River]] and finally emptying to the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name="riversystems">{{cite book|title=GAZETTEERS OF BOMBAY jSTATE - POONA|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Poona/PART%20I/Chap(1)/River%20Systems.htm |accessdate=7 July 2014|publisher=Ministry of Culture and Tourism, [[Government of Maharashtra]]|chapter=RIVER SYSTEMS }}</ref>
 
The river flows through the village of [[Kavadi pat]] in the [[PuneSolapur district]], witnesses a lot of migratory birds. However, increase in pollution in the recent years has resulted in a reduction in the number of birds.<ref name="robbed">{{cite news|title=How river pollution is robbing Kavadi of birds |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/How-river-pollution-is-robbing-Kavadi-of-birds/articleshow/7079541.cms |first=Neha |last=Madaan|date=11 December 2010 |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |location=Pune |accessdate=11 July 2014}}</ref> Pollution from effluents released into the river at [[Pune]] has been found to cause high levels of pollution in the [[Bhima River]], the reservoir of [[Ujani dam]] and Krishna River too, resulting in a lot of water borne ailments.<ref name="ujanidam">{{cite news|title=Ujani dam is full of toxins, finds survey |url=http://www.punemirror.in/pune/civic/Ujani-dam-is-full-of-toxins-finds-survey/articleshow/36403388.cms |first=Mayuri |last=Phadnis |date=12 June 2014 |newspaper=[[Pune Mirror]] |location=Pune |accessdate=11 July 2014}}</ref>
 
Due to high levels of pollution, including 125 MLD of untreated sewerage water being discharged into the river by the [[Pune Municipal Corporation]], the [[Maharashtra Pollution Control Board]] has classified the water quality to be of ''Class-IV''.<ref name="mpcbchap5">{{Cite web|title=MAJOR SOURCES OF POLLUTION in PUNE|url=http://mpcb.gov.in/relatedtopics/CHAPTER5.pdf |publisher=[[Maharashtra Pollution Control Board]]|accessdate=9 July 2014}}</ref> The Pune Municipal Corporation announced plans to clean up and restore the river by pumping in oxygen on the lines of restoration efforts undertaken in [[Mumbai]] for the [[Mithi River]].<ref name="mithi">{{cite news|title=Mula, Mutha ecosystem to be cleaned up on the lines of Mithi |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mula-mutha-ecosystem-to-be-cleaned-up-on-the-lines-of-mithi/648082/ |first=Nisha |last=Nambiar |date=18 July 2010 |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |location=Pune |accessdate=11 July 2014}}</ref>

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