Revitalization of Lake Precinct, Khanugaon Bhopal

Abstract

Lakes and water bodies have always attracted and shaped many urban developments, resulting in a close and integrated water-city relation. Dramatic changes occurred due to the industrial revolution affecting the relationship with water bodies. Understanding the idea of nature in the city. Landscapes that reflect the idea of wilderness or untamed nature are important vignettes of our surrounding environment. Redevelopment of upper lake precinct is aimed towards revitalization of the Kohefiza and Khanugaon and its surrounding areas into an integrated, enhanced and unified lake precinct at the gateway of Bhopal. As a vital civic heritage in the humid subtropical climate context, the lake has always had strong historic and cultural links that can be strengthened to foster tourism and reinstill civic pride. The proposal envisions the lakefront as an agent of socioeconomic revitalization and a crucial step towards re-linking the lake system with Bhopal. This is achieved by improving accessibility to the precinct, creating gateways and public spaces, water front retrofitting to sustain water, restoring the lake ecology and enhancing the historic lake system.