Mumbai: Just on the next evening of World Environment Day, Pune will witness a historic event as foundation stone will be laid for constructing the world’s largest stepwell. The step-well being built in India’s first sustainable township will also be the first such water conservation effort in the last 500 years. While people specially visit the stepwells of Gujarat and Rajasthan to get a first hand experience of ancient water conservation technique and architectural beauty, Pune will soon have its own step-well and that too the largest in the whole world.
Sandeep Sonigra, a renowned builder known for his eco-friendly projects including India’s first five-star rated green project, will be building the world’s largest stepwell in the EvoGreen City, being built in Pune’s Dehu. EvoGreen City will be the country’s first sustainable township which will be built in approximately 45 acres of land in Dehu. With around 70 acres of adjacent forest and one kilometre of Indrayani river flowing alongside, the township will completely depend on renewable energy and harvested water implemented by two German universities.
With a volume of 90 thousand cubic mtr, this stepwell will be four times bigger than Abhaneri stepwell of Rajasthan, which has a volume of 24 thousand cubic mtr. By preserving every drop of rainwater, this stepwell will not only fulfil the water needs of 15 thousand residents of the township, but will also benefit the entire Dehu village by increasing the ground.
