Sasthamkotta Lake Preservation: A Report

Project Sravani the life light for the Lake.
Presented by: Manoj M.S (Junior ealth !ns"ector# 0

PROJECT Sravani
Pitiful Lake, in its live spotlight.
Presented By,
ano! .S
J"#, C"C, Soorna$
P$%J&'( S$)*)+!
,ears and years have "assed since. )nd fro- ti-e to ti-e the ruthless attitude of hu-ans
had -isused every nook and corner of the Sastha-kotta Lake for their selfish desires. .ut
unfortunately/ the once kno0n1 second largest fresh 0ater lake had sacrificed its life for the
cruel1hearted "eo"le. +o0 that it is al-ost dead/ to "reserve the heavenly serene/ holiness
and the leftover 0ater (life1dro"lets# of 2(he Sastha-kotta Lake3/ ! hereby sub-it this
re"ort.
4or the "ast three -onths/ this lake had e5"erienced its -ost terrific sunny days/ 0hich
-ade the residents of Mynaga""ally/ Sastha-kotta/ and 6est 7allada8 to kno0 the
essentiality of drinking 0ater. (he tight situation they had undergone -ade the- learn that
every dro" of 0ater is life 0orthy and needs to be "reserved 0ith ut-ost care. 7ee"ing this
in -ind/ for this large 0ater resource/ and eye1catching scenario/ 0hich had left behind so-e
cherishing "atches in history/ let us not -ake this lake 2a history3. (hough -any ecologists
and real1activists raised their voice/ against the "athetic situation of this lake/ the "ainful
realities they reali9ed left the- -u- forcibly. 6hat they recogni9ed 0as the cruel half of the
society/ before 0hich they could do nothing. .eyond our hands the lake had al-ost lost its
natural dignity. !t is an inevitable fact that various "rojects and the dedicated hard10orks of
-any "eo"le 0ere left unsound/ and that they all slo0ly reverted back in just noises 1
disres"ecting and bla-ing each others.
%n behalf of the above said facts/ ! ho"e this s-all "roject 0ould definitely be a dro"let to
give the lake its life back.
Project ::1 (he Lake sketches around 0ith the left over 0ater. 'o-"letely leaving the acacia
"lantings ahead/ 0ithout disru"ting the lake1banks by any -eans/ 0e can utili9e the
"anchayat assigned labors to i-"lant '%1; gra9e1grasses. (hese grasses have the ca"ability
to gro0 on both u"hill and lo0 hills. (o the sur"rise/ it 0ould start its full fledged gro0th and
0ill also sto" soil erosion fro- the :<
th
day of "lanting itself. Linking 0ith 0ater authority/
"lace a""ro"riate "i"e lines that could facilitate/ to irrigate the grass land 0eekly thrice.
'ategori9e the local far-1o0ners into blocks and authori9e the- to "reserve and utili9e the
beneficiaries attained. 4ro- the houses of the far-1o0ners of Sastha-kotta and
near by gra-1"anchayat(s#/ -ake "rovision to collect 0eekly/ the urine and slurry via
"anchayat assigned tankers/ directly fro- ho-es and thereby utili9e the- to "ro-ulgate bio1
fertili9ers that could in turn hel" the cro" gro0 in its full strength/ hence revealing
"er-anent job for the tanker o"erators. (he health de"art-ent often receives co-"laints
against far-1o0ners/ regarding the "ollution "revailing in the surroundings caused duly by
the urine1slurry co-bination. Such co-"laints could effectively be reduced if the above said
"ro"osal is "ut forth/ thereby over0hel-ing the bla-es fro- far-1o0ners. )nd hence this
antidote e=uivalent bio1fertili9er could effectively be utili9ed for the right "ur"ose.
Project>s un"recedented beneficiaries
Soil erosion had flattened the lake1bed/ reducing its de"th and e5tensions/ the surrounding
hills have lost its greenery and its overall sha"e. .ut listen/ all these lost essentials could be
regained and retained8 if never again a bit of sand is allo0ed to dri" into the lake hereafter.
Let this "leasant thought s-ell around in every 0ave of 0ind. ) bunch of hay "resently
0ould cost a far- o0ner $s. :?@1. 6hich 0hen re"laced by 2g;3 (green1gra9e1grass# 0ould
only earn hi- -ore. 6ith -uch less effort/ it 0ould be easy to -aintain "lentiful co0s/ the
ele"hant o0ned by Sastha-kotta (e-"le/ "resently suffering fro- "ain and infla--ation in
its left front leg 0ould have hereafter flourished edibles even 0ithout lifting those coconut>s
leafs. %r if needed all ele"hants of 7olla- district 0ould be benefited by this sche-e. )bove
all 7unnatoor>s far- holders 0ould then be self1sufficient 0ith these bulk g; "roductions/
and thereby 7unnatoor1gra-1"anchayat 0ould then be rich in -ilk "roduction too. (his
0ould result in an easy and tactic 0ay to green cu- -ilk revolution. So/ the "revailing
"roble- of -ilk "roduction could then be overco-e. (he -ilk/ 0hich is "resently i-"orted
fro- other states/ is adulterated 0ith unhealthy "reservatives/ 0hich intern leads to health1
har-s. 6ith the consu-"tion of fresh/ ho-e -ade -ilk and -ilk "roducts/ 0e could build
u" a ne0 generation that could think/ act and live healthy.
Let us join hands together to build u" a healthy to-orro0 0ith -uch less effort but of course
a great thinking. !t is -y "leasure if such a thought could ever serve a little bit in building u"
a green to-orro0.
%ne -ay be -islead that this "roject -ay disru"t the "lanting A gro0th of fruitful trees
right u" there on hills. !nstead these green land and the bio1fertili9ers 0ould definitely
sustain all nutrients re=uired for the har-less gro0th of big trees in bet0een. !nstead restrict
s-all 0ooden blocked s"aces or iron fencings in bet0een 0here these big trees could be
"lanted.
!t is beyond anyone>s i-agination that a greenish layer that surrounds the light1blue lake/
0ith the sunlight reflected fro- the-/ gives the 0hole scenario a glorious look as if a halo is
"ersisting in and around.
(o -ake this "roject a reality only a lo0 cost budget is re=uired. )bove all there is no need of
-aking any sort of changes near or around the serene lake.
(o "lan and i-"le-ent this "roject/ and thereafter for its day to day o"erations the e5"enses
need to be -et are -uch less.
(here isn>t any need of long lasting talks or any sort of discussions concerning this -atter.
+either needs us long ti-e duration for its "re"aration and acco-"lish-ent. (he highlight is
that/ there aren>t any legal obstacles "revailing. +one of the fund sources 0ill ever be
-isused or overused for this "roject.
6ith the -ass increase in the "roductivity of the grass/ the far- o0ners residing in
Sastha-kotta and the near by "laces/ can also elevate the "roductivity of -ilk too. (his
intern 0ould lead their gro0th nation0ide/ 0hich is not a s-all thing to feel "roud.
(hese grasses need to be fre=uently cro""ed/ thereby ac=uiring an increase in its o0n life
s"an. 6hat 0e need is just a unity in diversity/ i.e. *arious govern-ent sectors have to join
their hands to -ake this "roject a reality.
Pri-ary ste"s for the i-"le-entation of the "lan
:. 4ro- the lake surroundings/ 0hich are "resently ac=uired by the govern-ent sectors/
-ake the "rovisions to re-ove all the ineffectual "lantings and trees.
B. )ll nearby "anchayat(s# -ust -ake "rovision to arrange "anchayat assigned labors
e5clusively for the "lanting of grass cro" activity/ on behalf of this sche-e.
;. 6e need to decide the boundaries of the "ro"osed area. 4or 0hich/ the for-alities
that are associated 0ith the 'ollector>s office/ need to be advanced so that 0e could
-ake arrange the issue of essential orders and to the rest/ "rocessing the "a"er 0orks
needed to ac=uire the lands back.
C. 6e need to get in touch 0ith any "ublic or govern-ent sector for the things or
e=ui"-ents 0e need/ for "lanting grasses under this sche-e.
D. (he labor service -ust be e5"licitly allotted/ for the decided ti-e slot -eant for the
acco-"lish-ent of this sche-e.
.iggest achieve-ent of this "roject
+o J'.(s# are re=uired/ and "loughs are enough
(his "roject 0ill never be a cause for any sort of har- in near or far future to the land areas
in Sastha-kotta. +or is there any risk for the "resent natural circu-stances. (here isn>t any
need of even transfor-ing the surrounding areas of the lake. (hese grasses have the
"otential to gro0 either u" or do0n the terrain. )lso even the thought of/ seeing the s"arkling
de0 dro"s at the ti" of these green floras is -es-eri9ing. (o add/ early -orning 0alks can be
-ade -ore refreshing/ if one gets fresh gri" of air to breathe in. 6ho kno0s/ to-orro0 these
surroundings -ay beco-e a regular 0alk track. Let us ho"e so. Let this "roject be a
-ilestone to -ark the beginning of a fine healthy habit/ thereby kee"ing all life style diseases
at least at a one ar- distance.
Eo -ake the "rovisions to -i5 0ith 0ater/ the urine A slurry blend collected fro- near by
"anchayat(s#.
Eo -ake the "rovisions to bring u" the tractor facility so that the co01dung and the bio
fertili9ers can be fetched to the "ro"osed area of Sastha-kotta. (he sa-e can be used as a
tanker or a carrier during the 0ork advance-ent.
)ssistance of )griculture Ee"art-ent for the "roject>s advance-ent
4or-ulate a -onitoring co--ittee to acco-"lish the "lan.
Meaningful 0orking days can be recreated.
.eautiful i-"le-entation of/ the 2Secure Job3 Plan under the govern-ent sche-e. So-e
selected "ersons a-ong the "anchayat assigned labors are good far-ers. (heir assistance
could also be induced for the "ro-otion of the "roject/ in an a""ro"riate -anner. (he labor
service and their far-ing assistance can be used for the ne5t D< years and so/ throughout the
sche-e.
6e could also -ake use the assistance of various de"art-ents like ealth/ )griculture/
$evenue/ 6ater )uthority/ Police and 4ireforce for this "roject.
Planning Pre-ises
4or-ulate a "er-anent -onitoring tea-. )nd various co--ittees need to be incor"orated
for different stages of this "roject.
)ssure the unity/ coo"eration/ and assistance of several &nviron-ental bodies and Social
bodies.
(o establish a "er-anent fund source for further advance-ent of this "roject/ ne0
"rovisions could be -ade to collect a fi5ed rate fro- far- o0ners for the benefits they
ac=uire fro- grass far-ing/ on a long ti-e basis.
Sur"rising "ractical as"ect of the "lan
%nce the "lan achieves its target/ the green car"eted lake/ and its surroundings could be
-erged 0ith the touris- de"art-ent/ 0hich could intern be in future/ another feather on the
cro0n for the 7erala (ouris- Sector.
Significance of '%1; grass
:. !n grass far-ing 0e do not re=uire/ in any of the stages of its advance-ent/ any kind
of disinfectants or any sort of che-ical fertili9ers. )ll 0e need for its flourished
gro0th is "urely a biological treat-ent.
B. %n or belo0 the hills/ or even on the slo"es/ 0hen these grasses get "lanted/ its long
leafs are so sha"ed that each of the- gets directed to0ards the lake. )nd so every rain
dro" that hits the leaf 0ill indirectly reach the lake through the rain tracks.
;. 6ithout the use of tubes/ 0ater tanks or "u-"s/ co-"letely free of cost/ 0e could use
the nor-al far-ing -ethod of S"ring !rrigation/ by 0hich the rain dro"s 0ill flo0
through the leaf until its ti" and 0ill i--ensely fall on to the soil itself. 4inally every
dro" 0ill contribute to the restoration of rain 0ater harvest.
C. (he green car"et that surrounds the lake "revents eva"oration and drought in total.
D. 6ith these e=ually leveled grasses/ never again on the land areas of Sastha-kotta
Lake 0ill ever the ineffectual trees like acacia/ s"rout out.
F. ! don>t kno0 0hy8 0herever these '%1; grasses are got "lanted/ "ests or re"tiles
never -ake there a habitat. )nd so there 0on>t be any such snakes or rats -oving.
G. )t a glance/ any one could "oint out that this sche-e 0ill last in a bane/ as the bio1
fertili9er a""lication on grasses/ 0hich is a -i5 of urine A slurry/ 0ill -i5 0ith the
lake 0ater/ conta-inating the 0hole drinking source. +o/ that>s absolutely absurd.
(he bio1fertili9er that gets a""lied 0on>t be even enough for the 0hole grass land.
(hen ho0 could/ e5cess bio1"ack 0ill flo0 into the lakeH +ot even a chance for it 0ill
ever arise.
?. )bove all the urine1slurry -i5ture is cent "ercent non1to5ic both for nature and for
the 0ater. )nd it 0ould also be a cause for the activation of bacteria that could even
"urify the lake 0ater.
I. (he life1s"an of '%1; is a-a9ing/ 0ith best gro0ing "o0er/ ca"ability to 0ithstand
any cli-atic condition/ ca"acity to "revent itself fro- diseases/ and -ore to the
sur"rise/ these grasses have the "otential to further s"rout out fro- its o0n root. )lso
it contains all nutrients essential for the co0s. )ll these factors are the inevitable facts
of '%1;.
:<. !t is also ca"able to li-it its gro0th 0ithin the s"ecified area 0here it is "lanted.
$elated to Lake Preservation/ this "roject could be -erged 0ith so-e further "roceedings
Land areas/ once o0ned by the lake are no0 al-ost unseen. (hose hilly areas 0ere e5cellent
absorbents/ as they could collect A restore the rain 0ater on a "er-anent basis. .ut
unfortunately 0e don>t have any such hills any-ore. )t every :< -eter distance/ those do-e
sha"ed hills had rain tracks 0ith al-ost ? -eters de"th. (hose tracks 0hich efficiently
trans"orted all the rain 0ater directly to the lake are no0 fully concealed. 6hen earth
-overs 0ere used those lake surroundings 0ere disru"ted/ and the structure of those hilly
regions 0ere co-"letely destroyed. (his led to the for-ation of a "lain land/ u"on 0hich
even if rain 0ater falls in abundant/ they 0ill all be flo0ing in various directions. (his intern
0ould interru"t A dislocate the rain channels. So for all the above reasons/ it had no0
beco-e a co-"ulsory act to recreate rain holes/ and to "ut forth this idea into actuality.
)ssociated Proceedings to be -erged
:. ) ne0 *ie0 to0ards $ain oles
(y"ical e5ecution of $ain holes at ho-es 0on>t be effective in the "ro"osed land area. $ain
holes in the slo"es of hills around the lake should be "lanned a bit -ore. .arely kee"ing the
slo"es of the hills as it is/ drill holes 0ith C -eters length/ 0idth and height. 6hile retaining
the sa-e slo"e 0ithin the holes/ 0e need to drill one -ore hole 0ithin it at the lo0er birth of
outer holes. (he -ud 0hich is taken a0ay 0hile drilling the holes should be s"read around
these outer holes/ u"on 0hich also/ 0e could "lant '%1; grasses.
B. Li-it the bore 0ell in the catch-ents> areas
Li-it all the "rivate bore 0ells 0ithin the lake>s catch-ents> area. Eue to the shortage of
0ater in the "resent situation/ the lake is insufficient to deliver/ the needed =uality of 0ater.
(his led to unauthori9ed drilling A "lace-ent of bore10ells in nu-erous =uantities around
the lake areas. Most of the- are -ainly used for "rivate or business "ur"oses. Such acts -ay
directly or indirectly 0ork against lake 0ater restoration. So/ 0ith i--ediate effect such
bore10ells should be evacuated. ence/ all of the- should be re"laced 0ith "ublic ta"s and
0ater connections as "er the need.
;. 2+alla *eedu3 Sche-e
o-es under 2Pattaya .hoo-i3 "lan residing in Sastha-kotta Lake areas and the
Jovern-ent fir-s residing in areas under (he $evenue de"art-ent/ should be iconic in
every as"ect regarding "revention of Sastha-kotta Lake fro- "ollution.
(oilet 0astes/ "lastic 0astes and other se0ages should not reach by any 0ay to the Lake. 4or
0hich 0e need to consult the ealth )uthority/ under 0hose "ro"er guidance and counseling/
0e then need to for-ulate s"ecial tea-s for the "ro"er look after of the Lake.
Euring rain/ in "laces like/ Sastha-kotta/ .haranicavu/ Muthu"ilacadu/ 6est17allada/ all of
the cor"oration or -unici"ality 0astes along 0ith the bio10astes are kno0ingly or
unkno0ingly landed u" in this Lake in large =uantities.
!n these areas all drainage syste-s -ust be reconstructed and it should be "ro"erly sealed
0ith slabs. )ssure that only the rain 0ater is redirected to0ards the Lake/ and not any other
source of 0aste 0ater.
C. 2Ponnu- *ila3 Sche-e

)ll those "rivate "ro"erties and the residential areas that are near or around :D -eters fro-
Sastha-kotta Lake should be considered under 2Ponnu- *ila3 Sche-e. )ll these areas -ust
be taken u" or ac=uired by the Jovern-ent fro- their real o0ners for this Lake/ under this
sche-e.
)nd in the re-aining land areas of the Sastha-kotta Lake that are already ac=uired by the
Jovern-ent/ assure that no ne0 fir-s are being constructed any -ore fro- no0 on 0ards.
'onstruction of any such fir- should be co-"letely banned.
&ach dro" of 0ater in the Lake is -ore "recious than a hea" of gold/ or to say valuable than
-oney. (he fact is that/ every 0ater dro"let is a je0el in itself.
D. 6ell1built 'ounseling )ctivities
6e 0ould need "ro"er counseling boards intended to give a0areness regarding the
u"holding of a clean and green city/ and the need of "ollution free environ-ent.
Since during the rainy season/ the 0ater level in the Lake 0ill be higher as e5"ected/ there
e5ist a chance of reachability/ of floating 0astes fro- the near by "laces to the Lake. (hough
the concentration of 0astes co-"ared to the 0ater is -uch less in rainy days/ in su--er/ this
-ay not be the situation. So 0e need a "er-anent solution to evacuate all sorts of 0astages
fro- being reached to the Lake.
.y all -eans if the rain 0ater is directed to the Lake/ the reservoir 0ill be self sustained in its
full strength/ 0ith an increased 0ater level in the Lake. .ut during su--er/ 0hen the 0ater
level lo0ers/ no "roceedings should be -ade to refill the Lake 0ith any other 0ater bodies.
)s that 0ould be a ty"ical foolish act/ since it is e=uivalent to the filling of co-"letely dry
ho-ely 0ells 0ith tanker 0ater source/ as 0hole of the 0ater 0ill be absorbed by the dry
land itself. )bove all such "roceedings 0ould dangerously change the che-ical "ro"erties of
the 0ater in the Lake and 0ill also affect its natural behavior. So such 0ater refilling
activities could not be initiated to the Lake.
F. Eeter-ining the catch-ents area and reconstruction of the drainage syste-
!n "laces like/ Sastha-kotta/ 6est17allada/ )anjili-oodu/ )adickadu -ukku/ .haranicavu/
'ine-a Para-bu and Muthu"ilacadu/ the -ain drainage channels -ust be reconstructed.
(he rain 0ater that flo0s through these channels -ust reach a filtering 0ell 0hich is built
-uch far a0ay fro- the Lake area/ and fro- there these running 0ater needs to be
transferred to at least three of such filtering 0ells on a se=uential basis. %nce the flo0ing
0ater is "urified/ it can then be redirected to flo0 to0ards the Lake and that ulti-ately
every dro" of rain 0ill reach its final destination (he Lake. Eo -ake the arrange-ents for
thin iron barred nets/ crushed rocks/ sand and roof tiles for the "ur"ose of filtering 0ater in
the filtering 0ells.
'onclusion
!t is kno0n to all that its fro- a s-all bean that a big banyan tree gro0s and reaches to its
fine e5tensions/ -eans that the nature 0ithholds its greatest truths and greatest -yths in
invisible but e5isting -iniatures or the so called ato-s.
Si-ilarly/ of course -y "roject -ay be s-all in its look and its "resentation/ but ! could see
in its reality/ a greenish "ossession/ a fully established A self1sufficiency attained grou" of
far- o0ners and last but not the least the co-e back of the lake 0ith a ne0 life in its o0n.
%h Jod/ 0ill this drea- be ever true/ let us look for0ard toKK
Project conce"t and "resentation:
Manoj M.S
Junior ealth !ns"ector
Sastha-kotta Section
'o--unity ealth 'enter
Soornad

'ontact )ddress:
&-ail:1 -anoj-s.jhiLg-ail.co-
Ph: ICID:FG<FB.
o-e : Sravana-
*aliyavila Junction
Manakkara/ .haranicavu/
Sastha-kotta P.%.


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