Managing Urban Stormwater Through Decentralized Green Infrastructure and Integrated Water Management: A Neighbourhood Case Study of Sonipat

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10.2991/978-94-6463-964-3_6How to use a DOI?

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Urban Stormwater Runoff; Green Infrastructure; Urban Flooding; Sustainable stormwater management; Climate Resilience

Abstract

Stormwater in urban areas has emerged as a major issue in the Tier-2 cities of India, where urbanization is rapidly taking place, impermeable surface areas are becoming more considerable, and drainage systems are not adequate to handle the stormwater levels of rainfall that often cause frequent floods and reduced groundwater recharge. This study evaluates the drainage inefficiencies in Sectors 14 and 15 of Sonipat, Haryana, and recommends decentralized Green Infrastructure (GI) measures for more effective stormwater management. A mixed method approach was adopted, integrating GIS based elevation mapping, hydrologic analysis using the Rational Method and structured household surveys were used to assess stormwater runoffs, wastewater discharge and community perceptions of drainage performance. The analysis revealed that excessive runoff, wastewater inflows, elevation difference and solid waste accumulation are the main causes of drainage overload and waterlogging. The availability of current green spaces has a low level of infiltration capacity because they have compacted and low permeability soils. To address these challenges, the study recommends neighborhood-level types of decentralized GI interventions that include permeable pavements, bioswales, stormwater planters, and stainless-steel rainwater harvesting structures that will increase infiltration and decrease surface runoff. The findings suggests that integrating the technical hydrological assessments with community inputs is essential to develop context-sensitive GI solutions and emphasis implementation along with governance reforms and stakeholders coordination are vital to the reduction of runoff, recharge groundwater and improve urban resilience. This study offers a replicable model into flood-resilient planning in rapid urbanizing Indian cities and serves as a source of knowledge to policymakers, planners as well as local communities in search of sustainable stormwater solutions.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nancy Madaan
AU  - Shailja Sikarwar
AU  - Vijay Kumar
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/31
TI  - Managing Urban Stormwater Through Decentralized Green Infrastructure and Integrated Water Management: A Neighbourhood Case Study of Sonipat
BT  - Proceedings of the Conference Series on Sustainable Architecture Circular Economy (SACE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 98
EP  - 148
SN  - 3005-155X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-964-3_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-964-3_6
ID  - Madaan2025
ER  -