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Shade to be created by planting towards south of all
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Lake edge have stratified layers of native bird-attracting
pollinator plants to regenerate the overall lake ecosystem.
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shall provide a host of fish, small organisms, and bacteria to
find space in the gaps, all of which shall help to regenerate the
lake’s aquatic ecosystem
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The pedestrian areas are adorned with fragrant and colorful flowering
shrubs to provide sensory experience, and to attract butterflies which
would then help pollinate the fruit trees, which would attract birds.
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LANDSCAPE SWALES are incorporated for
rainwater harvesting so all the rainwater falling on
Grass the bunds gets collected and is allowed to
recharge the groundwater. At some instances, all
50MM thick the stormwater from the roads is also being
Pebble layer allowed into the roadside swales, then
connected to the rainwater swales to create a
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kerb stormwater management facility that not only
helps filter all the water entering the lake, but
also helps in rainwater harvesting from the areas
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around the lake,
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