Water Conservation

Over the past few years, there has been unprecedented rains in Bengaluru, the areas in and around the Garden get flooded. Within the Garden due to water stagnation, many rare Trees have decayed. The total requirement of water for the gardens is quite high: Lalbagh requires 1.5 million litres per day (MLD), which is mostly being met through a sewage treatment plant (STP) they currently have. Having an Open Well, will not only help water to get deeper into the aquifer, use for the needs of Lalbaug, but also will avoid stagnation of rainwater in the garden, thus saving trees from decay.

The village had a number of unused ponds. The ponds need to be renovated to raise fish. However, rural poor villagers cannot utilize it for aquaculture farming due to lack of exposure and knowledge. The villagers are unable to renovate their existing ponds despite the fact that freshwater aquaculture resources offer enormous potential for augmenting fish production in the area. The mobilization of farmers for aquaculture farming, the use of appropriate technologies for aquaculture farming and fish seed production and implementation of a financial support system are all necessary for pond renovation, which can result in substantial increase in aquaculture production and income in the selected villages in 3 to 5 years. Therefore, providing the villagers with training on management of ponds and raising fish for livelihood is very essential for initiating aquaculture.