Water at Indus Valley!

Samskruti Indus Valley stands out as our special project as we have been able to achieve what many people dream of. From 1100 feet deep borewell about a year back, we could get water at less than 200 ft now! All this is due to rainwater harvesting.

You might ask, everybody these days is doing rainwater harvesting. What is different with your project?  Here are some of the points that differentiate Samskruti Builders from others.

1. We planned, designed and developed the layout as a massive water collector and storm water retainer
2. We have more than 220 wells(in phase 1 and about 450+ wells in phase 2) which perform a dual role: Hold water that is collected from the layout, replenish the ground water
3. As all the wells are connected, water is retained at the same level in all the wells

We are planning efficient systems to reduce, recycle and reuse most of the water in the property and making it a sustainable endeavour. Apart from appreciating the value of the project, we also believe this goes a long way in promoting sustainable and responsible living.

A couple of good rains and we have enough and more water at our natural stream. Here is a before-and-after-photograph. (click to enlarge).

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5 cluster towns to decongest Bangalore

TOI: The government is getting its act together to get the pressure off Bangalore by developing towns on the city's periphery and connecting them via expressways.

The Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation ( KIUDFC) has proposed to develop about 8,005 sq km area coming under the jurisdiction of Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) as a "city cluster development project".

"BMRDA has planned to set up five satellite townships and develop them as self-sustainable cities. The state government had approved a BMRDA proposal in this regard in June 2006," said Suresh Kumar, minister of law and urban development department.

The proposal is now before the Centre for its approval.

Under the city cluster development project, Bidadi (in Ramnagara taluk) will be developed as Knowledge City. Ramanagara will be developed as Healthcare city, Sathanur in Kanakapura taluk will be developed as Textile/Apparel city, Solur in Magadi taluk will be a Manufacturing city and Nandagudi in Hoskote will come up as Hardware/Manufacturing city. These five towns around Bangalore will be connected to the Outer Ring Road (ORR) of Bangalore through four-lane expressways.

Every tree counts!

A tree absorbs about 1 ton of CO2 and reduces the micro temperature to keep your neighbourhood cool. Don't cut down trees unnecessarily.

Pic is from here.

Lessons from Indus Valley

I am student of history, especially ancient Indian history. Our ancient religious texts and epics give a good insight into the water storage and conservation systems that prevailed in those days. To transport water to distant places there were underground pipes and tunnels made. Over the years the rising populations, growing industrialization and expecting agriculture have pushed upon the demand for water. Efforts have been made to collect water by building dams and reservoirs and digging wells; some countries have also tried to recycle and desalinate (remove salts) water. Water conservation has become the need of the day. The idea of ground water recharging by harvesting rainwater is gaining importance in many cities.

Over 5000 years ago during the Indus Valley civilization urban water supply and sewage was one of the most sophisticated systems in the world. At both Mohenjodaro and Harappa there were covered drains running beneath the streets. To store water each fort had its own storage system like ponds, wells, tanks, etc. which still exists.

At Samskruti Indus Valley, we try to replicate the knowledge from the ancient Indus Valley and have tried few of the strategies to help in water conservation. We have efficiently laid out undergroud pipes and tunnels to collect, store and save water. This means byu the time you buy the plot, you already have water facilities in plug-n-play mode.

What do we stand to gain?

• Rainwater as resource
• Result - holding and percolating 30 Lakh litres on a rainy day
• Recycled water for gardening – 5 Crore litres of water per year
• 1 Crore litres of water in the reservoir

Now isn't that smart?