Database of Nature-based Solutions in Bhubaneswar

This document presents a Database of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Bhubaneswar, developed under the EPIC project, which identifies and analyses key urban flooding hotspots in the city based on field assessments, risk mapping, and community inputs following recurrent monsoon flooding. From an initial set of flood-prone locations, selected sites were studied in detail to understand flooding patterns, land use, drainage conditions, and surrounding ecosystems, leading to the proposal of site-specific nature-based and ecosystem-based adaptation interventions such as sponge parks, constructed wetlands, drain restoration, riparian buffers, and blue-green public spaces. The database serves as a practical planning resource to support climate-resilient urban water management, flood risk reduction, and sustainable urban development in Bhubaneswar.