The Temporary Inhabitants
water- clay- flowers
Accepting and appreciating the ephemeral nature of the “tanks” in Bangalore, makes way for other momentary and/or
contiguous use of the same terrain.
Bangalore
Tropic of Cancer
NORTH
Perennial rivers that are sourced by glaciers or rainfall
SOUTH
Seasonal rivers dependent on monsoon rain.
Bangalore
Bangalore
0 2.5km 10km
source: ND Prasad
Bangalore 1800
source: British Library[online]
A typical tank with the bund on the right
source: British Library[online]
Unknown
source: Bhuvan-noeda.gov.in
Bangalore 1897 Bangalore 2015
source: wikipedia commons
source: bottom left, The Times of India [online]
bottom right, Nandagudi, Sandip
source: top, Team BHP bottom, 2017 GIT
5 km
source: right, S Murthy-The Hindu
5 km 5 km
Ulsoor-Belundur series catchment
source: right top, K Nita
right bottom, unknown
sections along the canals/drains
Holding flow in open pockets
Calender water-clay-flowers
source: top, India Water Portal bottom, Biome solutions
The urban poor are still dependent on the working of the tanks
The Pottery Town Maidan
Pottery Town
0 cm 20 m 1 m
Jacaranda Jacaranda Mimosaefolia height 8-12m spread 12-18m
Indian Beech Tree Pongamia Pinnata height 15-25m spread 15-25m
Tamarind Tamarindus Indica height 20-25m spread 8m
common wetland plants in Bangalore- Vetiver Chrysopogon zizanoides Bull rush Typha Augustifolia Indian Lotus Nelumbo Nucifera Yellow Gulmohar
Peltophorum Pterocarpus height 15m spread 10-15m
Pink Poui Tabebuia Rosea height 6-9m 8-12m
African Tulip Spathodea Compunalata height 15m spread 15m
0 cm 20 m 1 m 0 cm 20 m 1 m
Relocated houses “room for water to breathe” keyline and key point trees to facilitate infiltration
at keypoints water overflow from tank
water retention
0 cm 20 m 1 m
0 cm 1 m 5v m
wetland
wetland
market or thota
market or thota
embankment or bund
embankment or bund
tank or kere tank or kere
platform
tank or kere market or thota
embankment or bund
Existing temple tank
market or thota embankment or bund tank or kere
November-January
wet dry wet
source: left to right, 1 Parthavi; 2 Vadakayil A
3,4 Bangalore times, 14 August 2015; 5 unknown
