This story is from February 25, 2022

Thousands of dead fish found floating in Panchaganga

The Panchaganga river water pollution is taking a toll on the riverside dwellers as several villagers are falling ill due to the consumption of contaminated water.
Thousands of dead fish found floating in Panchaganga
Kolhapur: The Panchaganga river water pollution is taking a toll on the riverside dwellers as several villagers are falling ill due to the consumption of contaminated water.
On Thursday afternoon, thousands of dead fish were seen floating in the river spreading a foul smell in the vicinity of the Shiye bridge area. The stretch of the river between Rajaram barrage to Shiye bridge and further till Shiroli bridge has been contaminated with a green coloured layer floating on top.
The villagers are demanding that Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) takes strict action against the river pollution causing agents, but the question is ‘will that happen?’
Sachin Patil, a shop owner near Shiye bridge said, “Thousands of dead fish can be seen floating over the green coloured Panchganga river water at Shiye bridge causing a foul smell. The river water is extremely polluted and we are receiving the same contaminated greenish-yellow coloured water from the taps at our homes. What is the pollution control board doing and why no action has been taken against the ones responsible for river pollution?” he questioned.
While another resident of Shiye village, Sangeeta Chavan said, “From the past two days, the water from our taps is having a foul smell. The administration is playing with our lives by supplying such water. The health of the riverside dwellers is under risk because of this negligence by the administration.”
Talking about this issue, MPCB official said, “Our officials visited the place and have inspected the area. The treated effluent pipe of a sugar factory at Shiye had some problems which caused the treated water to get mixed into the river. This might be the reason behind the death of the fish. The factory officials have accepted that there was some problem with the pipeline. We have made a report and sent it to our head office. We have made a demand to replace the pipeline or at least shift the pipeline from the riverside area so that such incidents won’t happen again. At a primary stage, it seems to be an accidental incident, but it is causing pollution and further action against the responsible will be taken as per the orders from our head office.”
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