Design of restoration of pond and
water tank
Shahid Ali
Civil Department Sudarshan Aghav
(TCET) Civil Department
Kandivali (East), (TCET)
Mumbai - 400 101 Kandivali (East),
shahidali3543@gmail.co Mumbai - 400 101
m Sudarshanaghav5@gmail.
com
Abstracts- This paper presents the design of
a restoration project for a pond and water
tank. The goal of the project is to improve the
water quality and increase the overall health
of the pond and water tank ecosystem. The
design process involved analyzing the current
state of the pond and water tank, identifying
sources of pollutants and degradation, and
developing. The restoration plan includes
installing a filtration system, adding plants
and other vegetation to the shoreline to
absorb excess nutrients and pollutants, and
introducing beneficial organisms to the
ecosystem. The filtration system will improve
water quality by removing excess nutrients,
pollutants, and sediments that contribute to
eutrophication and degradation of the pond.
The introduction of vegetation will provide
habitat and food for aquatic organisms, while
also improving water quality by absorbing
excess nutrients and pollutant.
Keywords- Pond, Restoration,
Seepage, Resisting moment, Capacity,
sustainability.
I-INTRODUCTION
Adequate availability of water of
required quality is pre-requisite for
survival and quality of human life.
Surface water bodies like lakes, ponds,
reservoirs, tanks and rivers were treated
as community resource or asset over the
centuries. In urban areas also such
water bodies played an important role
as a source of drinking water,
absorption of flood water and a conduit
Rahul Padwal
Civil Department Pradyum Chanda
(TCET) Civil Department
Kandivali (East), (TCET)
Mumbai - 400 101 Kandivali (East),
Padwalrahul141@gmail.c Mumbai- 400101
om Pradyumchanda777@gma
il.com
for ground water recharge. They were
being nurtured, protected, conserved
and managed by the active participation
of the local community without any
code of conduct or rule. In turn, these
water bodies have been catering the
local human and livestock populations.
The introduction of public water supply
and ground water development through
tube wells and hand pumps in the
modern times, coupled with
urbanization and industrialization
induced pollution, a tectonic shift in the
attitude of the people towards these
water bodies has been witnessed. Both
locals as well as the government have
started neglecting this asset and have
stopped caring, nurturing and
conserving these community resources.
Mushrooming urban, industrial and
infrastructure development has further
changed the status of these water bodies
from community resources to a mere
dumping ground or sink for solid
wastes, construction debris, domestic
sewage, industrial effluents, religious
offering etc. resulting in severe
degradation in the quality of such
resources. India has had abundant
supply of water resources. However,
from being a water abundant country
India is gradually progressing towards
water scarcity due to increasing
population pressure, urbanization and
uncontrolled growth. At present it is
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sustaining 18 per cent of world The field survey is carried out of a

population with 4 per cent of global pond near Borivali west in which we
water 2 resources. Therefore, have found that the soil cover is
management of water resources has largely alluvial and loamy. The pond
assumed great importance. Today in octagonal shape having
availability of water resources is a
dimension 9m,7m,3m,5m,12m.
major issue and is a big challenge
facing our country.

OBJECTIVES

 Improvement and restoration of

pond
 Increasing tank storage capacity
 Ground water recharge
 Used for fire fighting

II-RESTORATION
METHODOLOGY

Soil in the ponded area—Suitability of

a pond site depends on the ability of the
soils in the reservoir area to hold water.
The soil should contain a layer of
material that is impervious and thick
enough to prevent excessive seepage.
Clays and silty clays are excellent for
this purpose; sandy and gravelly clays
are usually satisfactory. Generally, soils
with at least 20 percent passing the No.
200 sieve, a Plasticity Index of more
than 10 percent, and an undisturbed
thickness of at least 3 feet do not have
excessive seepage when the water depth
is less than 10 feet. Coarse-textured
sands and sand-gravel mixtures are
highly pervious and therefore usually
unsuitable. The absence of a layer of
impervious material over part of the
ponded area does not necessarily mean
that you must abandon the proposed
site. You can treat these parts of the
III-FIELD SURVEY area by one of several methods
described later in this handbook. Any of
these methods can be expensive. Some

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limestone areas are especially Slope (s) = 1:2

hazardous as pond sites. Crevices,
sinks, or channels that are not visible
from the surface may be in the
limestone below the soil mantle. They
may empty the pond in a short time. In
addition, many soils in these areas are
granular. Because the granules do not
break down readily in water, the soils
remain highly permeable. All the
factors that may make a limestone site
undesirable are not easily recognized
without extensive investigations and
laboratory tests. The best clue to the
suitability of a site in one of these areas
is the degree of success others have had
with farm ponds in the immediate
vicinity. Unless you know that the soils
are sufficiently impervious and that
leakage will not be a problem, you
should make soil borings at intervals
over the area to be covered with water.
Three or four borings per acre may be
enough if the soils are uniform. More
may be required if there are significant
differences.
Foundation conditions—The foundation
under a dam must ensure stable support
for the structure and provide the
necessary resistance to the passage of
water.
IV-DESIGN
Concrete quantity = volume of ABCD +
volume of BDE
=(0.45m x 4.2m)37m + ½ ( 1.05m x
4.2m)37m
=69.93m 3+81.58m 3
=151.51 m3
Grade of concrete used in the wall is
M25 (1:1.5:3)
Pond Capacity- Estimate pond capacity
to be sure that enough water is stored in
the pond to satisfy the intended use
requirements. A simple method follows:
 Establish the normal pond-full
water elevation and stake the
waterline at this elevation.
 Measure the width of the valley
at this elevation at regular
intervals and use these
measurements to compute the
pond-full surface area in acres.
 Multiply the surface area by 0.4
times the maximum water
depth in feet measured at the
dam.
 A pond with a surface area of
37m and a depth of 4.2m feet at
the dam has an approximate
capacity (0.4 x 4.2 x 80.57)
=135.35 cubic meter[1 cubic meter
= 1000 liter]
Total capacity= 135350 liters =
35755.68 gallon

V-CALCULATION

The concrete pond of trapezoidal cross

section as shown with T=0.45m
B=1.5m H=4.2m and h= 4m. The
weight of concrete is 24KN/m*3.
1.The total Hydrostatics force on the
pond in KN per meter length.
ρ=γh

9.8 kN
ρ= (4.2m)
m 3 ( 4 m)
3
ρ=39.2kN /m

ρ=∑ of the hydrostatic pressure

Cross-section of pond concrete wall
Parameter of the pond = 37m ρ ( h)
ρ= ( 0.45 )
2

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ρ=¿[39.2 kN/m^3 (4m)]/2(0.45m)
ρ=¿35.28kN
2.The Resisting moment of the pond to
Overturning, in kN-m per meter length
of Pond.
W 1=v C x wC
24 kN
W 1=(4.2 mx 0.45 mx 0.45 m)( 3
) local public to bring in the sense of
m belongingness towards these heritage water
W 1=20.41kN
W 2=v C x w C
W 2=¿0.5(4.2 mx 1.05 mx 0.45 m)
(24kN/
m^3)
W 2=25.52kN
RM =w 1 d 1 +w 2 d 2
RM =¿20.41kN(1.05m+0.5m)
+25.52kN[2/3(1.05m)]
RM =¿49.58 kN-m
VI-RESULT AND DISCUSSION
The results for the varying analysis undertaken
through the research have been discussed
under each
section to understand the specific
characteristics of the traditional water
tanks. As a metropolitan city there is a
lots of water shortage in every parts, So
the restoration of pond should be done
on priority basis and collect the water of
monsoon but with changing climate
conditions, the natural restoration of
these traditional water bodies have been
in jeopardy. The identified problems
other than the water quality such as
overgrown vegetation, unregulated
access to the water bodies, waste
dumping etc. needs to be kept in check
from time to time to ensure the sanctity
of these traditional water bodies.
VII - CONCULSION
Thus the design of pond depends on many
factors such as ability of soil to hold water,
water capacity, type of limestone etc. As a
meteropolitan city restoration of ponds and
tanks must be done on regular basis, due to
water shortage. We should harvest as much
rain water we can. There should be regular
water quality checks to assess the condition of
these water bodies. The preservation of these
traditional water bodies should be in harmony
with the socio-cultural aspects involving the
bodies. The comprehensive study has
enhanced understanding of the spatio-temporal
behaviour of traditional water body as a result
it will also be useful in the future for
policymakers and other relevant authorities in
designing or improving these traditional water
bodies anywhere in the India. The
conservation of traditional water bodies is not
limited to certain action plans but needs to be
done in a regulated manner such as to revive
the potential of these traditional water bodies
to overcome the bigger issue of water
scarcity in the country.
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