India, Sept. 11 -- A proposal sent two years ago by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to the state government for a new water treatment plant finally received the stamp of approval on 3 September, when deputy secretary of Urban Development Department (UDD) Sachin Sahastrabuddhe issued the order approving a Rs.195.10 crore water treatment project for the city under the central government's Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme.

The AMRUT 2.0 programme, launched in October 2021, aims to provide universal water supply coverage, sewerage networks, and green urban infrastructure across Indian cities.

The approved plant will create 125 million litres per day (MLD), strengthening Pune's water supply syste...