PhytoGuardians: Transforming Land& water by Nature's aid

Deepak Harilal Patel

LA4010

The challenge of land and water cleanliness often remains unaddressed due to its complexity and resource demands. Land and water are vital for various purposes, but their extensive use leads to contamination. This project focuses on identifying water contamination sources, primarily from industrial activities along the Kharicut canal. Land and water quality is influenced by diverse land uses and stakeholders, to prepare them for safe future use the project proposes natural methods of phytoremediation for its cleanup and filtration. This collaborative approach alongside stakeholder partnerships, creates a positive environment for ownership and resource protection. In a world facing growing environmental challenges, this project plays a pivotal role in safeguarding essential resources

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Demonstrating vision for the site | Mapping pollutants, polluters and intensity of pollution

Demonstrating vision for the site | Aims and Strategies - Associating monetary and cognitive values to water, thus reinforcing people-water relationships leading to self sustained upkeep and maintenance of the water bodies

Understanding the nature of industries along the Kharicut Canal | Site selection with respect to time required for phyto mechanisms @ Naroda and Kathwada GIDC

Site 1 @ Naroda GIDC for water filtration | Site analysis | Phyto mechanisms proposed for water filtration | Masterplan

Site 2 @Kathwada GIDC for Land and soil clean up | Understanding different stakeholder and their roles | Dynamics of different Land uses | Proposed phyto mechanisms for the pockets according to its future use | Phyto mechanisms planting phasing | Programming

Master plan: Phase 1_Water purification and filtration | Phase1_ programs and activities

Master plan: Phase 2 and 3_Soil and land clean-up | Phase 2 and 3_ programs and activities

Detail 'S' scale plan | Seasonality and wetness | Detail Grain study

Site kinetics_ Clean up process using Phytotechnology and Phases | Understanding seasonality Flux | Testing design resiliency

Planting density model | Conclusion: long term vision _applying Phyto mechanisms @ different land uses across the Kharicut canal for safe future use with respect to time required for clean-up and filtration