Green Belt at Bhuj

The Hamirsar lake is centrally located in Bhuj town. It has an emotional connection with the people of Bhuj. 

The idea was to redevelop the lake's catchment area and interconnected canals that feed the lake with water during monsoon. As part of that, a demonstration was put up by Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan and Sankalan (Hunnarshala) on a half-kilometer stretch of the canal. This stretch was landscaped and a Decentralized Waste Water Treatment System, DEWATS was installed by tapping the sewer line that crosses the canal. Treated water is being used to irrigate the plantation adjoining both sides of the  canal. The system, which is currently operational was designed for recycling 30000 liters of sewerage. Further expansion is possible on the 12.5km stretch of canals in the town by tapping the sewerage at junctions of canal and sewer lines, which are approximately 12 in numbers.