Fully Fencing a nala is the first requirement, and mos

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Fully Fencing a nala is the first requirement,
and most costly.
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Half-round pipe for Nala training is inexpensive
and effective
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but freak floods can wash off the unpaved side
gardens
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Nala-training with Stone Pitching protects
plantings during floods
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Manholes are repaired for sewage to run below
Karve Rd garden strip
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Pune Horti Supt Khaire needs temporary watchman
cabin at entrance initially
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Watchman uses portable pump to water garden with
the nala waste-water
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A settling pool helps clean smelly water at start
of Kondwa nala garden
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Turbulent flow in rocky nala-bed aerates the
water and reduces smell
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Nala-bed grasses are encouraged, but man-hole
cleaning is done regularly.
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Over-Bridge to Slum is fenced so residents can
cross with dry feet.
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Tall chain-link fence on over-bridge keeps
garbage out of nala garden.
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Debris in nala was used as soling for paths, then
covered with soil
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1-km long winding walk-ways lead to
cuddapah-stone crossings
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Quick-growing 6-month-old poplars hide the nala
fencing
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Ornamental grasses are cheap and easy to maintain
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Creepers conceal the stone embankments of steep
nalas
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Open seating invites public activities in nala
garden
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Lt Col Suresh Patil of Green Thumb Nursery
planted bajra to attract birds
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PCMC has transformed a stinking quarry to a
scenic lake
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Slums are fenced but undisturbed
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Toilets are provided to the slums
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Waste-water inflow channel to the quarry was
cleaned up and concreted
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Canna plants where waste-water enters quarry help
in initial cleaning. Creepers beautify the
rocky walls.
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Rock islands in quarry lake will be developed
for recreation
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PCMC is making a jogging track around a
once-neglected pond