Rivers are a major resource for cities, humans and biodiversity. Like major river-based civilisations, Pune enjoys its settlement on the banks of the rivers Mutha and Mula. They originate separately in the Sahyadri ranges in the Western Ghats. They traverse across Pune to converge as Mula-Mutha River, which further drains into the Bhima River. However, over the years, rampant urbanisation coupled with unsustainable population growth has taken its toll on the biodiversity of the region and the livelihoods of its inhabitants, wherein the city seems to have lost its connection with the river.

Through a series of audiovisual narratives, this video showcases how the two rivers have transformed over the last 20 years; how developmental activities have altered the quality and size of the river; and how nature in the city is being reimagined, in the light of a rapidly urbanising Pune.

In this video, citizens living by the banks of the river share their experiences, thereby stimulating a conversation about how and why practices around the rivers in Pune have changed.