Positioned on the southern a part of Karnataka state, Tumakuru is a fast-growing metropolis positioned on the suburbs of Bangalore. This metropolis was a small agriculture-dependent village with wealthy pure assets like mountains, water our bodies, and forests. Hethanahalli is a small village positioned on the outskirts of Tumakuru metropolis, the place the Hethanahalli Lake is positioned. This 63-acre lake performs a key function in offering water for farmland, recharging groundwater, and supporting the native biodiversity.
Over time, owing to negligence and lack of upkeep, Hethanahalli Lake was taken over by weeds comparable to Prosopis juliflora and Ipomoea carnea, dominating the native vegetation. The dearth of upkeep led to deposition of extra silt over time, decreasing the storage capability, and the embankments had been weak, decreasing its structural integrity.
With assist from UST and the Authorities of Karnataka, E.F.I.’s #CareForKere initiative has undertaken the duty of reviving Hethanahalli Lake right into a thriving pure habitat and an important useful resource for the neighborhood and wildlife depending on it.
Step one within the restoration of the lake was the removing of invasive weed species. Your entire lake space was cleared of invasive development. Round 3–4 toes of silt was faraway from completely different zones of the lake to extend its water-holding capability. A number of child ponds and recharge pits with nesting islands had been created to enhance groundwater recharge and to foster micro-ecosystems inside the lake space.
To make sure the lake’s structural integrity, embankments of the lake had been constructed, and present bund had been strengthened utilizing the silt faraway from the lake. The inlet and outlet channels of the lake had been restored to make sure correct water circulation. Lastly, the road-facing facet of the lake was fenced with metal mesh and poles to stop undesirable human intervention, rubbish dumping, and encroachment.
All these efforts have considerably elevated the lake’s storage capability, permitting extra water to be retained, which in flip helps groundwater recharge. The newly constructed and strengthened embankments enhance the lake’s structural integrity, whereas the nesting islands, child ponds, and recharge pits create numerous habitats that assist a variety of dwelling organisms to thrive.
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