Lake Rejuvenation

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In the summer of 2017 PYAAS Foundation undertook one of the most ambitious project for lake rejuvenation. PYAAS started the project of rejuvenating the historic Kittur Lake situated in the home town of Rani Chennamma, the lake which is several centuries old had lost its depth due to years of silt and encroachment. The lake when completed will be a life line to the town of Kittur and eight neighboring villages amounting to a population of over one Lakh humans. The lake is of thirty six acres and is right next to national highway four. After suitable permissions, PYAAS foundation started working on the lake. Four, Hitachi and over twenty tippers and forty tractors were brought into service by PYAAS and the villagers combined. The lake has been desilted to around ten acres with a depth of around six feet, the remaining twenty six acres will be undertaken this year.

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After completion of the Sulga project, PYAAS Foundation was invited by the gram panchayat of Aralikatti to rejuvenate a lake in village Aralikatti. This village with a population of 6000 bore the brunt of the draught on 2016. PYAAS Foundation had provided water via tankers to this village in 2016 and was aware of the hardships of the village. After a detail survey PYAAS Foundation began the project of rejuvenation of the Aralikatti Lake in March. Using heavy earth movers PYAAS Foundation dug the lake which had an area of two acres upto a depth of 20 feet and finished the work in twenty days. The lake will be handed over top the gram panchayat soon. The lake will be significant in improving the ground water levels at the village and will provide a sustainable solution to the water voes of the village.

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After finishing the Prabhu Nagar project, PYAAS Foundation was invited by the gram panchayat of Sulga, to rejuvenate a lake in Sulga village. The village had a lake which was active forty years ago but due to erosion and deposition of silt, the lake was completely closed. The Sulga village has a population of 8000 and, was one of the worst affected in the Taluka during the drought. PYAAS Foundation conducted a detailed geophysical mapping of the lake and it’s sources of water. The work on the lake was started in 2016, however due to the onset of monsoon the work was left half done and taken up again in March 2017. The lake work was started with mechanized means and an area of around one and half acre was dug up to a maximum depth of around 30 feet. The lake was completed in record fifteen days and was handed over to the gram panchayat of Sulga. The lake will provide a very good source of water to the village in future.

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The drought that wrecked havoc in Belgavi in the summer of 2016 also brought awareness about conversation of water and a desire to rejuvenate the resources that once were assets in times of peril. PYASS realized the need for providing permanent solutions to the villages most severely affected by the drought .The village of Prabhu Nagar was chosen as we discovered that there was one lake which was lost to time and filled with silt. Prabhu Nagar with a population of about four thousand was in dire need of a permanent water resource. A detailed geographical mapping of the area of the lake was done, the required permissions were obtained and a structural engineer was requested to suggest the condition of the boundaries. De weeding was done and heavy earth movers were employed to remove the silt and excavate the lake. Heavy equipment was used for over twenty days and the entire lake was excavated. Inlet and outlet were constructed and the boundaries of the lake were demarcated by planting trees.

Work Done: The lake was excavated and is forty feet deep and has an area of 15000 sq ft. The lake is almost done and is now over-flowing with water, which has become a valuable asset to the village. The village panchayat is under a process of installing a filter unit to the lake and soon water will be made available to the villagers for drinking.

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