India, April 14 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is in the final stages of completing 11 sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded river rejuvenation project, with around five set to be commissioned by the end of June.

Jagdish Khanore, chief superintendent engineer, PMC drainage department, said, "The upcoming facilities will be equipped with a SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system for real-time monitoring and efficient operations. The project has reached its final stage, and phased commissioning will begin from June."

Under the project, the civic body is constructing 11 new STPs across the city to curb pollution in the Mula-Mutha river. Of these, 10 plants are...