Lakes to be deepened for water conservation

Rajkot | Wednesday | 25th April, 2018

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All these organizations will be joining the campaign.Mayor Jaiman Upadhyay has appealed to all the citizens to join the hands in this water conservation activity in whatever possible way. The beautification of this lake is also under pipeline.RMC will also excavate silt from Lalpari-Randarda twin lakes and Nyari lake to increase the conservation capacity of these water bodies. The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) seems to be keen on following this axiom now.Facing severe water crisis due to over-dependence on river Narmada, the civic body has woken up to the need to undertake water conservation in a big way. The 2.70 lakh sq m excavation will be done in the lake in Smart City area and it will be deepened by six metre. With an aim to conserve rain water, the civic body has decided to start deepening lakes in Rajkot city as well as those in the surrounding areas from May 1, the Gujarat Foundation Day..