location: Ahmedabad

highlights

• Designed to be self-sustained recreational urban spaces, as part of Public-Private Participation (PPP) initiative, with facilities (shared plots for events, kiosks and food stalls) to enhance the economic viability

• To replenish the ground water resources, by deepening the lakes, increasing the absorption and hence raising the ground water table for the surrounding areas

• Compacted sand laid out in its natural angle of repose, as the embankment for lake edge. This also enables growth of a form of algae, providing nourishment for fishes in the lake

• Fountains at strategic points for oxygen rejuvenation of the otherwise stagnant water

• Existing temple, tomb, gurudwara and such vernacular landmarks are retained with functions planned around, as part of the new precinct

/odhav lake

area: 34,385 sq m

/naroda lake

area: 1,13,144 sq m

/malao lake

area: 25,760 sq m