Dakshin Pinakini River revival project

Water

Rebuilding an urban water culture

Shubha RamachandranBiome Environmental Trust

COMMUNITY : HOW SHOULD WE MANAGE OUR WATER?

RAINBOW DRIVE

Location Sarjapur Road, Bangalore – Ground water stressed area

Size 34 acres, approx 350 plots, 258 occupied

Details Currently governed by Plot owners association (Society) since 2002.No BWSSB connectionDependent on Ground water ( owned bore wells)

Entrance:Prone to FlashFloods during

Rain

ONLY Community Borewells

Every household connection

METERED !!!!

Production Cost of Water and Water Tariff

Slab Tariff

Upto 15KL Rs 30/- per KL

15KL to 25KL Rs 50/- per KL

Above 25KL Rs 120/- per KL

RECHARGE WELLS – THREE TYPES

Wells in Storm water drains

invested in by RWA (Collective

Investment)

Wells in Storm water drains

invested in by House hold

(Just outside the house - individual

Investment)

Wells inside the House(individual

Investment)

Re-investment in Waste water reuse

Phytorid STP and Community

EXCESS WASTE WATER SOLD TO A FARMER

Classic Orchards – Off Bannerghatta Road

Jakkur Lake

● 10 MLD design● 8.45 MLD inflow

from Yelahanka and Jakkur

● WETLAND● STP open for

viewing

Treatment Plant and Jakkur Lake

Treated Wastewater entering the wet Land System of Jakkur Lake

Nature as further treatment

Lake ecosystem

Fisheries

Sludge as Compost

Groundwater

Community – Jala Poshan

Puttenahalli – JP Nagar

● 13 acres● 5-8 MLD from

private STP● Provision for

WETLAND● New Idea/Hope

Puttenahalli – JP Nagar

Kaikondrahalli

Participatory Aquifer Mapping

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