VANDIYUR, MADURAI
SMART CITIES MISSION IS AN URBAN RENEWAL AND RETROFITTING PROGRAM BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WITH THE MISSION TO DEVELOP 100 CITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY MAKING THEM CITIZEN FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE.MADURAI CITY IS ONE AMONG THEM.
ECO RESTORATION OF VANDIYUR LAKE IS ONE MAJOR PROJECT UNDER MADURAI SMART CITY MISSION.VANDIYUR LAKE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR WATER BODIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MADURAI.SPREADING OVER 640 ACRES, THE LAKE USED TO BE 24 FEET DEEP, BUT CURRENTLY IS 3FT TO 4 FT DEEP.INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE LAKE HAS RESULTED IN HEAVY SILTATION AND THE LAKE IS NO MORE ABLE TO STORE WATER.PEOPLE IN THAT AREA SAY THAT THE SITUATION HAS FORCED THEM TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY TO BUY WATER FROM OUTSIDE.
A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE ASIAN WATERFOWLCENSUS OF INDIA -2007 STATES THAT NEARLY 500 SPECIES OF BIRDS, INCLUDING A FEW ENDANGERED SPECIES VISIT THE LAKE EVER YEAR. THUS, REHABILITATING WILL SAVE THEM.
ECO RESTORATION OF VANDIYUR LAKE PROJECT MAINLY AIMS IN
-BRINGING LAKES ORIGINAL WATER HOLDING CAPACITY BY DESILTING, REMOVING ENCROACHMENTS WITHIN LAKE PERIPHERY
CLIENT : MADURAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
BUILT UP AREA : 35 Acres
EXECUTED AREA :
PROJECT VALUE : Rs.63.00 Crores
YEAR OF START : 2018.
STATUS :
SALIENT FEATURES :
1. FORMATION OF 20M WIDE BUND ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE LAKE STRENGTHENS THE WATER HOLDING STRENGTH AND CAPACITY AND MAKES THE BOUNDARY OF THE LAKE SOUND AND STRONG.
2. ENTRY THROUGH THE BUNDS ARE DEFINED BY DIVERGING STAIRS AND RAMP,ENTRY POINTS ARE POSITIONED AT EQUAL INTERVALS SUCH THAT THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY ACCESS.
3. A 4M TRACK IS LAID OVER THIS BUND ALNG THE BOUNDARY WHICH CAN BE USED FOR JOGGING, CYCLING AND WALKING.
4. ACTIVITY AREAS LIKE MEDITATION AREA, YOGA SPACE, SKATING AREA, FOOD KIOSKS, SEATING AREAS, KIDS PLAY AREA, ELDERS PARK, OPEN AIR THEATRE, HERBAL GARDEN,CRAFT BAZAAR, MANDHAI, BIRDS AVIARY, AQUARIUM, PADITHURAI ETC,SPREAD ALONG THE BUND ADJACENT TO THE 6M TRACK.
5. VANAM-GREEN BEL ARE CREATED FOR CERTAIN LENGTH OF THE BUND WHICH WILL ATRRACT MANY BIRD SPECIES.