Kolhapur

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WELCOME
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THE LOCATION OF MAHALAXMI LAKE VADGAON
MUMBAI
Vadgaon
Kolhapur
The Mahalaxmi Lake is located in Vadgaon Town and
is at 13 Km in North-East direction of Kolhapur
City.
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VADGAON SOME IMPORTANT FEATURES

• Vadgaon Town has historical background. The name
  of Vadgaon Town is associated with the names of
  Great Warriors in Maratha History viz. Santaji
  Ghorpade Dhanaji Jadhav. It is said that the
  Land was awarded to these warriors for their
  Bravery.
• Vadgaon town is located at 2 Km off NH4 and is
  situated at a distance of 19 Km North-East of
  Kolhapur City, which is popularly known as
  Dakshin Kashi. Kolhapur is famous for the
  Mahalaxmi Temple and is a well-known center of
  Art, Education, Industry and Sports -
  particularly wrestling.
• The Vadgaon town has population of _at_ 30,000. The
  town was set by Maharaja of Kolhapur Sansthan
  Chh. Shahu from view point of providing a central
  market place for surrounding nearby 35 big
  small towns. Since then, the Vadgaon is prominent
  market place for locally manufactured products of
  agriculture, grocery, etc. it is found that large
  number of visiting population i.e. about 10,000
  to 15,000 people routinely visit this market.
• Moreover, it has become a prominent picnic spot
  because of pleasant climate, good environmental
  surroundings existing Amusement Park.
• Vadgaon has big Brahmnic Temple of the Goddess
  Laxmi, which was built as per Hemadpanthi style.

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SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MAHALAXMI LAKE
 
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TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF THE MAHALAXMI LAKE
VADGAON
East Side Waste weir
North Side Intake Well
West Side Court Building Medical College
South Side Tasgaon Oodha
 
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THE MAHALAXMI LAKE VADGAON HIGHLIGHTS OF ITS
INCLUSION UNDER NLCP

• A DPR was prepared regarding the Mahalaxmi Lake
  of VMC at Vadgaon,
• Tal. Hatkanangale, Dist. Kolhapur as per the
  guidelines of NLCP the
• same was submitted to the Director, DoE,
  Govt. of Maharashtra, Mumbai
• on the date 28.04.2003.
• The DPR was evaluated at DOE and eventually was
  forwarded by the
• State Govt. to MoEF New Delhi on 12.08.2003
• The DPR was approved by MoEF on 17.03.2005 vide
  a letter No.
• J-16011 / 15 / 2003-NRCD
• The MoEF sanctioned Rs. 1.85 Crore as Project
  Expenditures against the
• proposed cost of Rs. 2.633 Crores in the DPR
• The Govt. of Indias share was fixed to be Rs.
  1.295 Cr and that of the
• Vadgaon Municipal Councils as Rs.0.555 Cr.
  

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ITEMS SANCTIONED BY MoEF FOR MAHALAXMI LAKE UNDER
NLCP

• Demarcation of Lake Boundaries Fencing Gates
• Deweeding Desilting The Lake its Feeder
  
• Canals.
• Bioremediation
• Arresting Sewage Entry Interception, Treatment
  
• Diversion

• Lake Infrastructure Development
  Beautification-
• Lake Embankment Strengthening Development
• Stone Pitching to the Embankment on U/s.
• Wasteweir Rectification
• Lake water quality Monitoring
• Public Awareness
• Centages

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DEMARCATION OF LAKE BOUNDARIES Lake Surveying
Mapping By Latest Techniques And Instrumentation
The Total Station Method
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DEMARCATION OF LAKE BOUNDARIES (FENCING)
Earlier Condition Before the Lake was taken under
NLCP
Later Condition during the Lake Project Execution
under (NLCP)
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A VIEW OF THE LAKES FEEDER DURING MONSOON
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DEWEEDING OF THE LAKE
Before
After
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DESILTING OF THE LAKE
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Grey Heron
Wire-Tailed Swallow
THE LAKES DENIZENS
Little Egret
White Breasted Kingfisher
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DEWEEDING OF THE FEEDER CANALS
Before
After
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DESILTING OF FEEDER CANAL
Before
After
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
APPROACH ROADS CONSTRUCTION
Before
After
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROVISION OF PITCHING
Earlier
Later
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT EMBANKMENT
STRENGTHENING
Casing Zone Preparation, Cleaning And Widening
Leveling, Slope Adjustment And Compaction
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INFRASTRUCTURE -
EMBANKMENT DEVELOPMENT
Earlier
Later
Later
Earlier
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INFRASTRUCTURE -
INTAKE WELL PREMISES
Earlier
Later
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INTERCEPTION CONTROL OF POLLUTANTS INGRESS

SILT TRAP ON THE FEEDER LCS
LOW COST SANITATION ARRANGEMENT
SILT ARRESTING ARRANGEMENT
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THE NATIVE FLORA - A GLIMPSE
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LAYOUT PLAN SHOWING PLANTATION DETAILS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TREES TO BE TAKEN UNDER
PLANTATION
TREES UNDER SHELTER BELT
TREES UNDER MEDICINAL BELT
Tre Cassla Fistula
Tre Cassla Alata
Smp Murraya Koeningii
Fru Mangifera Indica Rajapuri
Smp Pimento
Smp Shammi
Tre Filicium Decipiens
Tre Grevillea Pteridifolia
TREES UNDER MASS PLANTATION
Tre Butea Monosperma
Tre Jacaranda Mimosifolia
Tre Magnolia Grandiflora
Tre Taebubia Argentia
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ASSESSMENT OF CONDITION OF THE MAHALAXMI LAKE
WATER

• The Monitoring of Lake water was done before
  commencement of the Project under NLCP.
  Thereafter, the procedure w.r.t. same has been
  continued over the entire period of project
  execution.
• The parameters that are monitored include-
• pH
• Secchi Disc Transparency
• Suspended Solids
• Dissolved Oxygen
• Biochemical Oxygen Demand
• Chemical Oxygen Demand
• Hardness
• Alkalinity
• Chlorides
• Phosphorus
• Nitrates as NO3
• Nitrites as NO2
• MPN

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MONITORING OF THE MAHALAXMI LAKE
To analyze the Physico-Chemical Biological
status of the Mahalaxmi Lake, water samples were
collected from 4 different locations. The
sampling locations are as follows
Lay Out Plan of Mahalaxmi Lake
THE MONITORING TEAM PERFORMING ONSITE ANALYSIS
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THE MONITORING SCHEDULE Lake Water Quality
During December 2006
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Cost Summary for Treatment Revival of
Mahalaxmi Lake Under National Lake
Conservation Plan (NLCP)
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Cost Summary for Treatment Revival of
Mahalaxmi Lake Under National Lake
Conservation Plan (NLCP)
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Cost Summary for Treatment Revival of
Mahalaxmi Lake Under National Lake
Conservation Plan (NLCP)
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Cost Summary for Treatment Revival of
Mahalaxmi Lake Under National Lake
Conservation Plan (NLCP)
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Cost Summary for Treatment Revival of
Mahalaxmi Lake Under National Lake
Conservation Plan (NLCP)
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Cost Summary for Treatment Revival of
Mahalaxmi Lake Under National Lake
Conservation Plan (NLCP)
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