URBAN

Major water related issues in Noida  In Uttar Pradesh, 70% of irrigated agriculture is
groundwater dependent, while it also provides
HYDROLOGY
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majority of supplies for drinking water, industrial,
A commercial, infrastructural and horticultural uses.
DEPLETION OF
HARDNESS OF WATER GROUND WATER  As a consequence, large scale unabated extraction
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Solutions has put various rural and urban areas of the state
The dilution of better-quality water can improve the hardness level of groundwater. under heavy groundwater depletion to an extent
that potential aquifers of Ganga basin are taking
Now after great effort at the Government level, Noida got success in allotment of 80
their last breaths.
Cusec (192 MLD) additional Ganga water.
 Added to this crisis is groundwater pollution,
which has emerged as a much greater threat for
Noida has given consent to pay Rs. 65 Crore to the Irrigation Department for lining
LEGENDS A’ water security in different parts of the state.
work to restrict seepage loss, so that farmers do not get affected due to this diversion
of canal water.
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- - - - DEPTH TO WATER
- - - - - Water sources can be harvested during the monsoon. Noida’s rainwater harvesting
195 197 198 200 202  Noida also has a network of canals and drainage LEVEL MAP,
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potential is 27.73 million cubic meters (MCM). This is sufficient to meet 26.63 percent channels that help to manage stormwater runoff GAUTAMBUDH
of the sprawling city’s annual water demand. during the monsoon season. NAGAR DISTRICT
 The city has a well-developed stormwater
the Greater Noida Authority
DRAINAGE management system that includes detention ponds
CHANNEL is mixing 40% Ganga water
and other infrastructure to control flooding and
with 60% ground water to
Drainage channel prevent damage to property and infrastructure.
follow the northeast meet the water
 Groundwater is another important source of water
southwest channel. requirements of the city,
for Noida, with many residential and commercial
while it aims to increase the
areas relying on borewells for their water supply.
quantity of Gangajal once
the project covers the
However, the over-extraction of groundwater has led to
entire Greater Noida and
a depletion of the city's water table, which poses a
Noida .
significant long-term threat to the sustainability of the
RECHARGE PIT METHOD city's water resources.

SOIL

 The soil ranges from pure sand to stiff Site boundary

clays. The mixture of sand and clay in
equal proportion forms loam, a good
agriculture soil. Several subcategories are
possible depending upon the contents of
Sand Loam clay and sand.
 The bad land patches are ingested at
203M places do not support any vegetation  A Satellite city of Delhi located on the
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growth. floodplains of the Yamuna, predicted the entire
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 Alluvial soils occurring in flood plain of city to be submerged under water for a few days
rivers is called Kemp which yield good
crops. after the city receives heavy rain.
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 Kankars invariably associated with clay
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RECHARGE  Over the decades, built-up area of the city has
movement.
TRENCH expanded at the cost of agricultural land and
204M METHOD wetlands owing to real estate boom. Small
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200M wonder, Noida has experienced several instances
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196M of heavy floods in the past 30 years

Though the region on an average receives 90-120 mm

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of rainfall in an hour, estimates show that just 18.85
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mm/hour of rainfall can cause flash flood in the city.

NOIDA, MAJOR DESIGN PROBLEM SUBMITTED BY- GROUP 5 FACULTY INCHARGE- AR. PREETI NAIR AR. SWATI PUNYAL
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN VII , AP-
TOPIC-ECOLOGY AR. ABHINAV KESARVANI AR. KIRTI SHARMA
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