Viral Video From Pune : Bloodworm infestation allegedly in Mula-Mutha river water in Wakad & Hinjawadi

A viral video has is surfacing on social media showcasing Bloodworm Infestation in water supply system of societies in Wakad & Hinjawadi, which is supplied through Mula-Mutha river.

(Pune Pulse couldn’t verify the authenticity of the incident while reporting as it is just a viral video.)

As per further information from the X handle of Jaideep Baphna, Core Member, Pune River Revival “Pune Drinking Water Alert, Mula River – Mutha River Pollution, Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood. This is Chironomid larvae, a part of the Chironomidae family commonly called “non-biting midges” in the adult stage and “bloodworms” in the larval stage. If these mosquito cousins have reached Wakad and Hinjewadi, it means the river is slowly losing its capacity to fight back. Dark red color usually indicates poor water quality. Just to give an idea of scale, at least 20% of the 800 flats in Blueridge township in Hinjawadi have found them in the tap water.”

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The tweet further continues “While this is happening, instead of the Pune Municipal Corporation cleaning the water, they are focused on useless concretization under Riverfront Development (RFD). Such projects destroy riparian ecology and worsen these issues. The Pune Municipal Commissioner has repeatedly ignored citizen pleas to stop the destruction of riverbanks through RFD and prioritize water, sewage, drainage, garbage, hyacinth, mosquitoes, malaria, dengue, and numerous other issues. But he and the Additional Commissioner are engaged in promoting RFD through slick marketing videos that misinform citizens. They are ignoring the real priorities.”

The tweet further said “However, nature cannot be fooled, and sadly the destruction will ultimately affect the citizens, not them. Furthermore, there are a few people who have been misrepresenting citizen priorities by claiming that the airport, ring road, and other infrastructure projects are the top priorities. They are using data from sham polls run on X. X is good but it does not represent the Pune citizenry accurately. Only the privileged are on X. Our real priorities, not someone’s made-up ones, need to be the focus. Think! Do you want these organisms in your tap water?!”