| nature in the city

IS WISE USE OF BHOJ WETLAND, A RAMSAR SITE, A DREAM?
Pradip Nandi
LA 77
The Bhoj Wetland, a Ramsar site, is vital for biodiversity, water supply, and livelihoods. Despite conservation efforts, post-project mismanagement threatens its health, demanding urgent government action.
The Bhoj Wetland

The history of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, dates back to the 11th century CE. The city, resting on the Malwa plateau, is the home to many rivers and lakes, including two man-made heritage lakes – the Upper Lake (locally called Bada Talab), and the Lower Lake (locally called Chhota Talab), named so due to altitudinal differences and being located one after the other. The Upper Lake was created in the 11th century CE during the reign of Raja Bhoj, the ruler of Dhar, by obstructing the natural flow of the Kolans, a rainfed tributary of Betwa River by constructing an earthen dam across the valley between the two hills now known as Idgah and Shyamla hills, dominates the city landscape. The excess water of the lake is discharged into the Kaliasote reservoir constructed across the Kaliasote River, the tributary of the Betwa River. The Lower Lake, created by constructing another dam downstream of Upper Lake in the late 18th century to beautify the city, discharged into the Patra Nala, a tributary of the Halali River.



 


| report

LANDSCAPES OF COEXISTENCE
MANIFESTATIONS| RENDITIONS | EVALUATION | DIRECTION
Report by Sharayu Gangurde


| the region

REGIONAL CONTEXT
Vishakha Kawathekar


IN THE LAP OF NATURE
Suhas Kumar


THE CITY
P. K. Biswas


| nature in the city

IS WISE USE OF BHOJ WETLAND, A RAMSAR SITE, A DREAM?
Pradip Nandi


PLANNING OF LAKE CITY
OPPORTUNITIES AND COMPLEXITIES
Surabhi Mehrotra


NEGOTIATING CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Abhilash Khandekar


CLASSICS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND PLANNING

| city & culture

BHOPAL
THE LOST HISTORIC GARDENS
A GLANCE
Meera Ishwar Dass


ENACTING THE PAST
Moulshri Joshi


| landscape, architecture & design

FROM THE ARCHIVES

INDIRA GANDHI RASHTRIYA MANAV SANGRAHALAYA
MANAV SANGRAHALAYA IGRMS | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MAN
Ram Sharma & Associates


‘A LIVABLE CAMPUS’
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IISER
Ujan Ghosh


SHAURYA SMARAK
A MEMORIAL
Kishore D. Pradhan: Architecture+Landscape


WITH VERNACULAR
Nipun Prabhakar | Dhammada Collective


| seeing the unseen

MOVING THROUGH SPACE & TIME
Manjusha Ukidve


VISUAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE LANDSCAPE STORIES
GOND PAINTINGS
Khushboo Adhiya



























ABOUT US | CONTACT US

© LA JOURNAL | 2022