India, Aug. 11 -- To meet the sewage management needs of a growing population over the next 25 years, the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will set up modern sewage treatment plants in 230 villages. The project will be completed in three phases, with tenders for the first phase to be issued in October.

The first phase will cover 14 key villages - Lavale, Pirangut, Maan, Bhugaon, Shirur, Kesanand, Shikrapur, Sanaswadi, Lonikand, Uruli Kanchan, Loni Kalbhor, Charholi Khurd, Theur, and Medankarwadi - with land already acquired in Lavale, Pirangut, Maan, Bhugaon, and Shirur.

Open sewers in these areas will be closed and linked to the main sewer, which will carry waste to the STPs. Sewer lines will be laid considering h...