Pune: Heavy Rains Muddy Raw Water, PMC Advises Boiling Drinking Water
Pune, 14th July 2026: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Tuesday appealed to citizens to boil drinking water before consumption, citing a sharp rise in turbidity of raw water reaching the city’s water treatment plants following heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the dams supplying water to Pune.
In a public advisory issued by the civic water supply department, PMC said the muddy water entering treatment plants, particularly the Parvati Water Treatment Plant, has exceeded the designed treatment capacity, making it difficult to completely control turbidity.
The civic body, however, clarified that drinking water supplied to households is being fully disinfected before distribution and all prescribed treatment processes are being followed. It said there is no risk of disease-causing microorganisms in the supplied water as adequate disinfection measures are being undertaken.
As an additional precaution, PMC advised residents to allow water to settle for some time and use alum, if required, to help suspended particles settle. Citizens have also been asked to filter the water using a clean cloth or an appropriate filter and boil it before drinking.
The advisory assumes greater significance for merged villages in the hilly areas along Sinhagad Road, where only disinfection of water is carried out as filtration facilities are not available. Residents in these areas have been specifically advised to use alum to reduce turbidity, filter the water and boil it before consumption.
The civic body urged citizens to cooperate and follow the advisory until the turbidity levels in the raw water return to normal.
