Anandam Jedva lake
Location: Ahmedabad
Area: 15 Acres
Once an active and self-sustaining water body on the periphery of Ahmedabad, the lake historically functioned as a natural catchment, receiving runoff from nearby villages and farmlands, recharging groundwater, and supporting agrarian and ecological cycles. Rapid urbanisation and expanding infrastructure disrupted its drainage channels, blocked inlets, and altered natural contours, leading to hydrological decline and ecological loss. The renewal reactivates the larger watershed rather than merely restoring the lake edge. Stabilised embankments and vegetated buffers reduce erosion, enhance infiltration, and rebuild aquatic and riparian habitats—re-establishing biodiversity within the urban fabric.
Where does water collect, move, and breathe? Where does land rise to protect or frame? Where do people gather, transition, and pause?
An entrance plaza that welcomes a lake that holds life and a landscape that lets humans and birds belong together. An open plaza welcomes all, Seats curve around soft lawns. Circular greens invite gathering, Space breathes with quiet warmth. Gazebo beside the lake, Windmill rises on the island. Fauna nest along the edge, Water, art, life aligned. A restored lake, a thriving wetland and a tree grove where every age finds it's place Nature heals. People return.
Humans walk the shaded path, By the curved lake edge. Birds rest at root and water, Trees guard the quiet. An island rests in the lake, Dense trees guard its heart. Ripples ring the green refuge, Birds call it home. Walkway guides the slowing flow, Through a hidden chamber below. Cleared waters reach the lake, Nature kept awake. A gazebo by the lake edge, Creepers cast soft shade. Water glimmers beyond, People sit in peace.
