The Pune Municipal Corporation has spent almost Rs20 crores over the past decade removing water hyacinth from the Mula-Mutha river and lakes in its jurisdiction, but drainage flowing into these water bodies causes the hyacinth to reappear. The PMC has not increased its budget to clear hyacinth from Rs2 crores to Rs4.50 crores and its environment department has initiated the tendering process to remove hyacinth following complaints from citizens regarding the mosquito menace.
