3,000 mn litres of sewage enters Maharashtra waters daily
At least 3,000 million litres of untreated sewage and industrial effluents flow into water bodies or percolate into the ground in Maharashtra every day, according to a government report. Notably, Maharashtra generates the maximum sewage in India with 8,143 million litres of sewage a day (MLD) as against treatment of 5,160.36 MLD through sewage treatment plants. 