Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875-1939. A visionary of his time he has reformed the state during his rule. His contributions to Vadodara has been immense. From providing with the access of education for everyone and the construction of Maharaja Sayajirao University to excellent town planning, he played a key role in the development of Baroda and its social reforms. The social reforms include a ban on child marriage, ban on untouchability, development of Sanskrit, ideological studies and religious education and encouragement of fine arts. Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad's planning of Vadodara was strategic with a vision,  natural resources and basic principles were taken into consideration to design the water flow system to avoid floods. During the monsoons, from the north-east, Pavagarh and Ajwa's water flow was planned in a way that it would fill up the 7 lakes of the city through the canals or natural channels made my the course of running water. Due to the

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