Army joins hands with NGOs to create lake at Bengaluru’s 515 Army Base Workshop
Christened Eagle's Nest, the lake is the 14th one to be built by the Army.
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The lake was built in place of a small green patch with debris by the organisation HandsOn CSR, in association with the venture capital fund 3One4 Capital. (Representational Photo)This Tuesday, a new water body named the ‘Eagle’s Nest’ was inaugurated on the 515 Army Base Workshop premises in Bengaluru. The lake was built in place of a small green patch with debris by the organisation HandsOn CSR, in association with the venture capital fund 3One4 Capital.
The organisers also released several native fish into the ‘Eagle’s Nest’ that was named after the prevalence of birds of prey in the area even before the excavation and restoration work.
Attendees at the event included Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar, General Officer Commanding – Dakshin Bharat, Major General V T Mathew, as well as T V Mohandas Pai and Siddharth Pai of 3One4 Capital.
Trustees from HandsOn CSR said that the area was unique because there was an underground aquifer very close to the surface, with some water seen even at a depth of around four feet. Work was even momentarily paused to ensure that a water pipe had not been breached, before a hydro-geologist ascertained the existence of the aquifer.
According to Hands On CSR trustee Harsha Tej, “It (the water body) used to be a small green patch with a lot of sewage and debris. We inspected it and saw a good possibility of this turning into a sustainable lake. We calculated the catchment area and channeled the aquifer water into this place. There will be water even in the summer and it will hold 41 million litres.”
Another trustee, Gurunandan Rao, said, “The aquifer recharges thanks to the green patch on the Army land. There is so much greenery and trees here hold the groundwater closer to the surface”.
After the lake inauguration, Lt Gen Karanbir Singh Brar said, “In the Dakshin Bharat area we have created 13 lakes as part of India at 75. This is the fourteenth. As far as the environment is concerned, whether the Army is in the mountains, hills or cantonments, we make sure the environment is protected.”
TV Mohandas Pai who shared the excitement of working with defence personnel, said that “all of us in civilian life should interact more with the armed forces and see where we can engage”.
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