In Pune (India), a citizens' initiative led by BLUEBAY, made it possible to "save" a lake that had become unsanitary.
For several years, the lake that borders the Jambhulwadi district in PUNE has become a real dump. Difficulties in obtaining drinking water, pollution, rarefaction of animal species.
in the face of such a degradation, BLUEBAY decided to take things in hand to clean up the area and set up a nautical center.
2. IN PUNE (INDIA), A CITIZENS' INITIATIVE LED BY
BLUEBAY, MADE IT POSSIBLE TO "SAVE" A
LAKE THAT HAD BECOME UNSANITARY
• FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE LAKE THAT BORDERS THE
JAMBHULWADI DISTRICT IN PUNE HAS BECOME A REAL DUMP.
DIFFICULTIES IN OBTAINING DRINKING WATER, POLLUTION,
RAREFACTION OF ANIMAL SPECIES.
• IN THE FACE OF SUCH A DEGRADATION, BLUEBAY DECIDED TO
TAKE THINGS IN HAND TO CLEAN UP THE AREA AND SET UP A
NAUTICAL CENTER.
3. CONVENTIONAL FUNCTIONS OF LAKE
• SUBSTITUTE THE DRINKING
WATER
• SUBSTITUTE THE GROUND WATER
RECHARGING
• USEFUL FOR CULTIVATION
• USEFUL FOR DOMESTIC
ACTIVITIES
• USEFUL FOR AQUACULTURE
ACTIVITIES
• USEFUL FOR WATER THEME
CENTRED TO TOURISM
• INFLUENCE AND MAINTAIN THE
LOCAL CLIMATE
• INFLUENCE LOCAL PRECIPITATION
• ATTRACTS MIGRATORY BIRDS AND
NATIVE BIRDS
• ACT AS AN EFFICIENT FLOOD
CONTROL SYSTEM
• SOLVE WATER SCARCITY ISSUES
IN SUMMER
• ENRICH THE FLORAL AND FAUNAL
COMMUNITIES
4. CURRENT REALITIES OF LAKES IN URBAN AREAS
• ACTS AS A SINK FOR MODERN SOCIETY
• USEFUL FOR ENCROACHMENTS FOR ALL KIND OF BUILDINGS
• ACT AS A DUMPING YARD OF THE CITY
• CHANGE LAND USE PATTERN DUE TO URBANIZATION
5. CAUSES OF DEGRADATION OF LAKES
• URBANISATION
• ENCROACHMENTS
(UNAUTHORISED CONSTRUCTION)
• CHANGE OF LAND USE PATTERN
(AUTHORISED BY GOVT
AGENCIES)
• DUMPING OF ALL KIND OF SOLID
WASTES
• DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED
SEWAGES
• DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED
INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER
• SILTATION IN WATER SPREAD
AREA
• POOR MAINTENANCE OF LAKES
• POOR CITY MASTER PLAN
• LACK OF AWARENESS ON WATER
BODIES, ENVIRONMENT AND
NATURE
• CRAZY ORNAMENTAL
CONSUMERISM
6. REMEDIATION PROGRAM
• TO INCREASE OR RESTORE THE WATER HOLDING
CAPACITY OF THE LAKE
• TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF LAKE
• ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
• CAPACITY BUILDING, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• FORMATIVE RESEARCH
• TO EVOLVE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PLAN AFTER
RESTORATION
7. STRUCTURAL REMEDIATION WORK
BIOTIC FACTORS
• DAMAGE OF BUNDS, SLUICES,
WEIRS
• ENCROACHMENTS OF LAKES
• SILTATION OF LAKES
• GROWTH OF WATER WEEDS
8. NON STRUCTURAL DAMAGES WITH WATER
QUALITY AND ECO SYSTEMS
• DUMPING OF SOLID WASTES
• DISCHARGE OF WASTE WATER
• HIGH NUTRIENTS FOR GROWTH OF WATER WEEDS (EUTROPHICATION)
• CONNECTIONAL CHANGE IN SLUICE OPERATIONS
• SUSTAINABLE MAINTENANCE PLAN
• DEPOSIT OF SILT DUE TO CATCHMENT DEGRADATION
9. IMPLEMENTATION FOR RESTORATION OF
LAKE
• NEED OF SWM MANAGEMENT
• NEED OF WASTE WATER
TREATMENT FOR SURROUND
DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL
SOURCES
• BIOREMEDIATION AND OR OZONE
TECHNOLOGY FOR STAGNANT
WATER IN LAKE (REDUCED
DESILTING PROCESS)
• EUTROPHICATION CONTROL
• INVOLVEMENT OF STAKEHOLDERS
TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY OF
WATER IN LAKE
• FORMATION OF CORE GROUPS
FOR MAINTAINING THE LAKES AND
TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING
• IRRIGATION OF WATER IS REDUCE
SO STORAGE CAN BE MORE DUE
TO AYACUT AREA
10. BIOREMEDIATION
• ONE TIME REMOVAL OF WATER
WEEDS AND DISPOSAL
• STP USING BYPASS
ARRANGEMENT
• ONLINE TREATMENT OF LAKES
• BEAUTIFICATION OF LAKES AND
PROTECTING ARRANGEMENTS
• Annual repair and
maintenance of bunds
• Regular water supplying and
analysis of inlet water and
lake water
• Training, seminar, workshop,
exposure visits
• Regularise aquaculture
activities
Sustainable
maintenance plan
18. WHY IS IT WISE TO BECOME
SMARTER IN CITIES?
Technology makes life easier for people and leads to greener
solutions, but the creation of urban spaces is only sustainable if
it is rooted in people.
By adapting the profile of a smart city to each space, urban
developers will prevent smart cities from becoming isolated
citadels.
This will help them attract people who want to become actively
engaged residents because it is the citizens who make
sustainability smart.