2023年6月6日 · This project intends to fix supply-side issues by creating water retention and supply capabilities of 200-250 MLD (Million Litres per Day) in first two phases (out of the current 1,580 MLD urban demand). Chennai risks running out of water in the next decade, given projected increases in population and the depletion of the water table.

Creation of semi-natural blue areas, Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas, Strategy, plan or policy development. The "City of 1,000 Tanks" pilot project, is looking to achieve a closed-loop water system that will make communities and properties self-sustaining in the decades to come (Ref. 8).

The City of 1,000 Tanks project proposes holistic solutions for the interrelated issues of flooding, water scarcity, and pollution in Chennai. Recognizing that 20th century flood protection measures have deprived the city of its available water, the team proposed to collect and clean water by means of a blue-green infrastructure system of tanks ...

2023年9月6日 · The City of 1000 Tanks—a holistic solution to the problem of excess flooding and drought in Chennai—has successfully treated over 27,000 litres of water and recharged it into the underground ...

Chennai has turned its back to water bodies because of offensive pollution. Informal settlements are often the scapegoat, leading to resettlement schemes and barricaded rivers. But in reality, slums are only responsible for a small fraction of pollution.

2020年6月25日 · Water tankers: As Chennai faces droughts caused by climate change, inhabitants become increasingly dependent on tankers that extract water from rural areas and sell it at high prices in urban areas where water is scarce.

TEMPLE TANKS. Temple tanks as an ancient technology were not used to collect water for reuse, but to recharge the aquifer, to later be extracted through personal wells. These tanks served as a barometer of the city’s underground resource, making its fluctuating level visible.

2024年12月3日 · Within Chennai city, the project proposals from OOZE Architects included the following components: City of 1,000 Tanks intends to develop a Water Balance Model across the city by collecting rainwater, treating wastewater and runoff pollution with decentralized Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), and by recharging both to the underground aquifer.

2020年3月10日 · The first pilot in Chennai is called City of 1,000 Tanks, a project led by Eva Pfannes and Sylvain Hartenberg of Rotterdam-based Ooze Architects. Their proposal sets out to resurrect the city’s historic system of water tanks as part of a holistic solution to the problems of flooding, water scarcity and pollution.

2 天之前 · There are 3600 tanks available in and around the Chennai city belongs to Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts can be networked and used for city water needs. The treated wastewater from Koyambedu and Kodungaiyur sewage treatment plants is supplied to 691 industries replaced the domestic water supply of 25 MLD.