Kotiteertha - Gokarna Temple Pond: Rejuvination by the community - The Success of stakeholders participation in the management of local water bodies

Poster - Rejuvenation and Sustainable Management of Kotitheertha, Gokarna Temple Pond

IISc Team @ Gokarna to visit the pond	Ponds at Gokarna	Ponds at Gokarna
Dr. TVR & Dr. Durga Madhab Mahapatra	Kotitheertha Temple Pond @ Gokarna	Kotitheertha covered with Algae & Macrophytes
Dr. TVR discussing with Temple authority	IISc Team collecting the samples from the pond	Pond fully covered by Macrophytes






*Nymphae nouchali*	*Ceratophylum demersum*	*Ceraptoteris thalictroides*
	*Valisneria spiralis*	*Rotala macranadra*
*Limnophylla heterophylla*	Nymphoides sp.	*Limnophylla aromatica*
	After IISc Study and Intervention
Pond is now clear	Macrophytes have been reduced	Pond is rejuvenated
	Invitation by Temple Authority - Kotitheertha Rejuvenation Programme
	School Students attending the Programme
	Mr. Vinay presenting Kotitheertha poster to School Students
	(LtoR) Dr. M D Subhash Chandran, Dr. T V Ramachandra, District Commisioner Mr. Ujwal Kumar Ghosh, Zilla Panachayat President Ms. Mahalakshmi Badti , Mr. Rehman (Fish Expert), Temple Chief









		Fish release into the pond by the dignitaries