Landscape Architecture Studio

Thesis Topics
Suman Saurabh
SPA/NS/LA/665

School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

 Sites & Topics Selected

01 Lake Rejuvenation &

Eco-recreational Park, 03 Ecological Restoration &
Eco-recreational Park,
Bellandur Lake Pashan Lake
Bengaluru, KA Pune, MH

02 Lake Rejuvenation &

Eco-recreational Park,
Varthur Lake
Bengaluru, KA
 01
Lake Revival &
Eco-recreational Park,
Bellandur Lake
Bengaluru, KA

Site Area: 120 acres

Lake Area: 797 acres
Bellandur Lake Location & Info

Map of India Map of Karnataka

Bellandur lake is located in the suburb of Bellandur

in south-eastern part of the city Bengaluru. It is the
largest lake of the city and is currently highly
polluted with sewage and the foam within the lake
caught fire in May 2015 and again in 2018.

The lake is a receptor from three chains of lakes

upstream, and has a catchment area of about 148 sq.
km (37,000 acres). Water from this lake flows further
east to the Varthur Lake, from where it flows down
the plateau and eventually into the Pinakani river
basin.
Map of Bengaluru
Context

EGL HAL
Business Airport
Park
30 MLD
Divyashri STP
HAL Airport
Technopark

DRDO Yelameru

NAL Wind
Tunnel
60 MLD
STP
SITE
Kadubeesanhali
Techno Park
Army Service
Corps

Bellandur
New Horizon
Lake
College of Eng.

Orchid Lake
View

Bellandur
1st Block
Kormangala Ilbur Firing Embassy Outer Ring Road
Adarsh Palm
Range Prestige Suncity Retreat
Apartments Apartments

Phase 3
Agara
Lake

Saul
HSR Layout Kaikondharali
Kere

Adarsh Palm Retreat

Land Use Plan
Master Plan 2015 (Existing) Master Plan 2031 (Proposed)

The site was earlier an agricultural land as per 2015 Master

Plan, however, in the 2031 Master Plan, it has been
designated as Parks and Open Spaces.
Site & Context

Kemapura

SITE AREA:
120 acres
60 MLD
STP

12 M
WIDE
ROAD

Bellandur
Lake
(797 acres)

Bellandur

Outer Ring
Road
Green Glen Adarsh
layout Palm
Outer Ring Retreat
HSR
Layout Road
Purpose of Rejuvenation BDA’s Rejuvenation Plan
• Bellandur Lake is one of the oldest and largest lake of • De-watering & De-silting of Lake
Bengaluru that was the lifeline for the surrounding • Formation of bunds adjacent to the main bund
villages a few decades ago. Farmers used to cultivate • Formation of Walkway Bund
paddy and vegetables on the fertile land next to the lake. • Construction of Wetlands
• Children’s Play Area & Gym
• Bellandur lake is a part of Varthur lake series and is now • Amphitheatre
one of the most polluted lakes in Bengaluru. • Gazebos
• Water Sports
• Due to untreated sewage disposal and lack of effluent • Landscaping
treatment of industrial wastes the lake has now been • Bio-Diversity Park (NGT)
converted from a bountiful lake to a sewage tank. • Construction of Kalyani
Apart from the above program, the silt from the lake will be given
• The degradation of the lake was evident since the late 20th to farmers for free and will be used in the proposed Bio-Diversity
century, however, it came under global attention after the Parks.
excess foam formation and lake fire in the year 2015 &
2018.
Site Justification & Alternate Rejuvenation
• NGT demanded the BDA and BWSSB to formalize a
rejuvenation plan for the lake in 2018 urgently. Plan
• The lake is in utmost need for rejuvenation from the
conditions if the lake. While other lakes in Bengaluru have
been revived and made a part of the city’s resource, Bellandur
Lake has been ignored for decades.

• Declaring the lake as a protected area and maintaining the

Lake Ecology.

• Proposal of an Ecological + Recreational Park next to the Lake

which would help in catering to the community as well as in
the larger picture of the Lake Ecology.
Context & Site Images
 02
Lake Rejuvenation &
Eco-recreational Park,
Varthur Lake
Bengaluru, KA

Site Area: 150 acres

Lake Area: 445 acres
Varthur Lake Location & Info

Map of India Map of Karnataka

Varthur Lake, which has an area of 180.40 hectares

(445.8 acres) is the second largest lake in Bangalore
city and also one of the most polluted lakes in
Bangalore. Its ecosystem is under continuous
degradation because of sewage water from Bangalore
entering the lake from Bellandur Lake, further
upstream.

This is a man-made lake, built by the Ganga kings

over thousands of years ago for agriculture and
domestic uses but now the lake is receiving 40% of
the sewage water from Bangalore for over 50 years
resulting in eutrophication. Map of Bengaluru
Context
Ryan Int.
School Palm Meadow
Resort
Columbia
Brigade Tech Hospital,
Gardens Whitefield

Prestige
Lakeside
Vista Prestige
Lake Ozone Agricultural Area

Patel
Narayanswamy
layout
UKN SITE
Espreanta Valepura
Apartments

Varthur Road
VIBGYOR
High School Sorahunase
Varthur
Lake

Bellandur
Amankere

Prestige Zone Villa

Chinappa
Layout
Kaveri Nagar

Balagere

Prestige
Lakeside
Habitat
Whitefield Apartments
Land Use Plan
Master Plan 2015 (Existing) Master Plan 2031 (Proposed)

The site was earlier an agricultural land as per 2015 Master

Plan, however, in the 2031 Master Plan, it has been
designated as Parks and Open Spaces.
Site & Context
Palm
Meadow Columbia
Resort Hospital
Brookfield
Prestige
Ozone
Whitefield
Varthur
Road
Varthur
Road

Ayappa Matrix SITE AREA:

Layout Layout 150 acres

Valepura

30 M
WIDE
ROAD
Varthur
Lake
(445 acres)

Bellandur
Amankere

Madhurangara
KSM
Balagare LAYOUT
Road
Purpose of Rejuvenation Rejuvenation Proposals & Steps
• Varthur Lake is a downstream lake in the Varthur lake • Watershed/catchment treatment
series and receives water from the Bellandur Lake nad • Improvement of inlet points & Silt traps
surrounding areas. It is second largest lake of the city and • Construction of Wetlands
receives 40% of the city’s sewage. • Dredging & De-silting
• Shoreline Treatment, 30M Buffer
• Due to rapid urbanisation of nearby area with residential • Green Buffers
apartments and IT companies the lake has degraded due • Functioning of STPs
to sewage and industrial wastes being dumped in the lake • Promote Eco-tourism
and the upstream lake. • Water Boat Jetty
• Food Court, Children’s Park
• Due to lack of dependence on the lake as source of water • Community Participation
and reduced supervision the lake has degraded over time • Bio-Diversity Park (NGT)
along with reduction in capacity of the lake from 6.10 Mm3
to 1.61 Mm3. Site Justification & Alternate Rejuvenation
• Varthur lake being the downstream lake also caught fire Plan
and was filled with foam in 2015.
• The lake is in need for rejuvenation due its increasingly
• NGT demanded the BDA and BWSSB to formalize a deteriorating conditions. The untreated water from Bellandur
rejuvenation plan for the lake in 2018 urgently. lake directly ends up in the lake further polluting the Pinakani
River Basin.

• Declaration of the lake as protected area with a 30M

Ecological Buffer.

• Proposal for a Recreational + Ecological Park (can be further

expanded into a Bio-diversity Park)

• With the ecological services of the park the water from the
lake can further be treated naturally and would be beneficial
at regional level.
Context & Site Images
 03
Ecological Restoration &
Eco-recreational Park,
Pashan Lake
Pune, MH

Site Area: 130 acres

Lake Area: 135 acres
Pashan Lake, Location & Info

Map of India Map of Maharashtra

Pashan Lake is an artificial lake near the suburb

of Pashan, about 12 km from the city center of Pune,
India. The lake was built in the British era to
accommodate the water requirement of the
neighbourhood. The main inlet of the lake is a small
river (Ramnadi), which is even controlled by the
barrage located to the north of the lake.

Recently, deforestation on nearby hills has caused

heavy silt formation resulting in decrease in the
depth of the lake. Also washing of trucks in the area
contributes to the pollution by adding oil and petrol
to the sewage. Map of Pune
Context
Pashan Hill Sus Road
Quarry Pond

Sutravadi Sutravadi Hills

Jai Bhawani
Nagar
Sutravadi Hill Pashan
688m Gaon

ShivNagar Jai
Bhawa
ni Park DRDO
Dargah Shopping
Complex
SITE
Shiv Nagar
Sunarwadi
High Energy Pashan
Materials Lake DRDO Colony
Research Lab

Pashan Lake Bird

Watching Zone SITE

Bharat DRDO Colony Road

Elec. Ltd.

Necklace
Garden

Ramnagar
Prestige
Lakeside
Habitat
HEM Research Lab
Land Use
Master Plan

The land use surrounding the lake is recreational with

residential and educational zones bordering the
recreational edge.

Overall the lake is in vicinity of t=dense residential

neighbourhoods such as Sutrawadi, Jai Bhawani Nagar,
Shiv Nagar, DRDO Colony and educational zone.
Site & Context
Sutravadi
Jai Bhawani
Mum-Pune Nagar
Bypass Rd
Sutravadi Shiv nagar
Hills
Dargah

Pashan
SITE AREA: Lake
60 acres
(135 acres)
DRDO
Colony

HEM
Research
Lab

SITE AREA:
70 acres

Sunarwadi

Mum-Pune BEL
Bypass Rd

Ramnagar
Purpose of Restoration Existing Program
• The ESR by PMC in 2017 shows the rise in BOD & COD
levels, despite an ecological restoration of the lake • Mass Plantation along highway
that occurred in 2015. • Shopping Street
• Nursery
• The basic works of beautification instead of saving • Food Court
the lake has destroyed the shoreline habitats and • Restaurant
habitation of migratory birds. • Jogging tracks
• Ghats
• Pashan Lake being a wetland used to have its own • Crematorium
ecosystem with dense vegetation and rare aquatic • Musical Fountain
plants. Such an ecosystem was habitat for migratory • Island
birds. • Littoral Zone

• Due to the creation of gabion walls and concrete Site Justification & Restoration Plan
walls on the shoreline the edge ecology has been
destroyed which has resulted in less birds and • The lake is in need for a proper ecological restoration. There
further increase in water hyacinths. is an opportunity to revive the ecological character of the lake
that previously existed.
• The untreated water from Ramnadi river enters the
lake directly. • Natural Shoreline treatment along with reviving wetlands will
bring back the migratory birds.

• The lake along with the surrounding ecology is a part of larger

ecological belt and restoration would help in adding value at
a regional level.

• At community level, lost activities such as bird watching can

be brough back to life.
Existing Proposal - Nevolution Concept & Technologies
Exisitng Proposal- Nevolution Concept & Technologies
Existing Proposal- Nevolution Concept & Technologies
Existing Proposal- Nevolution Concept & Technologies
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