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Ahilya Van
Our proposal centres on the Kahn and Saraswati — Indore's two principal rivers, and the lifelines of its ecology and community. Both today face serious pressure: degraded basins, encroached banks, and pollution loads that have outpaced the city's response. The project begins from a simple premise — that immediate, sustainable intervention is essential to restore the rivers, and to protect the city that depends on them.
Key highlights of our approach:
Reconnecting the rivers to their basins. A system-based perspective ensures every intervention aligns with the rivers' natural morphology.
Sustainability for the future. A framework guided by ecological dynamics, climate response, and the preservation of cultural heritage.
Enhancing biodiversity. Resilient ecosystems that support ecological continuity and improve everyday urban mobility.
Cultural and contemporary integration. Indore's heritage and present-day needs held in balance, so that nature and people remain in conversation.
Ahilya Van is a demonstration of how a single urban-forest site can be transformed — and become a scalable model for similar interventions across Indore. Together, these moves point toward a greener, climate-resilient city that reconnects its people to the rivers that named it.
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