Kanadiya village, situated on the outskirts of Indore, has been witnessing a water disaster for the previous 10 years. The water scarcity is extreme particularly throughout the arid months of March and April. To fight the water disaster, villagers united in 2019, pooling assets to revive an area river and construct a small dam.
Recognizing the urgent want for water, E.F.I initiated a complete challenge to revive three main lakes within the Kanadiya village.
With the restoration of Kanadiya Lake 1 in 2021, E.F.I ensured groundwater stabilization within the village. Right now, the lake is a major water supply for farmlands in a 4 km radius and feeds greater than 180 borewells. This challenge is noteworthy as it’s the very first lake challenge that was commenced in Indore.
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Restoration of Kanadiya East and West Lakes
Presently, we’re reviving two extra lakes- Kanadiya Lake 2 (West) and Kanadiya Lake 3 (East). The conservation of those lakes are extraordinarily vital as they’re the one water supply for a mean of round 189 homes within the village.
Spanning 18 acres, these two lakes are positioned adjoining to one another. The one water supply for each the lakes are from the south farming subject. Sadly, a scarcity of water has compelled farmers to shut the retailers of the lake, disrupting pure water move and resulting in elevated siltation. The dearth of protecting fencing has additional made the lake a sufferer to littering and soil theft.
As water twins in shut proximity, the lakes have been dealing with comparable issues comparable to:
- Overgrowth of invasive weeds
- Extra silt deposition
- Undulated lake floor
- Undefined Boundary
- Farming Encroachment
- Blocked Inlet passages
Restoration Efforts
70-80% of the lake floor was lined with invasive weeds for an space of over 13 acres which was totally eliminated. These weeds hinder daylight penetration into the lake and hamper the expansion of native vegetation.
The amassed silt was then excavated at a mean depth of round 5 ft. A trench of 15 ft width has been excavated, whereas the excavated soil has been repurposed to restore the embankments. The excavated trench covers an space of 1 acre with an approximate quantity of 10,000 cubic meters of water holding capability.
The development of embankments are useful for the villagers as it could enable them to journey on the periphery of the lake space. As a chicken paradise, the lakes presently attracts greater than 90 species of birds comparable to heron, stork and egret.
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