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Lakes in Karnataka
LAKES IN BANGALORE
Bangalore city in Karnataka has many lakes, and there are no rivers close by. Most lakes or "tanks" in the Bangalore region were constructed by Kempe Gowda in 16th century by damming the natural valley systems by constructing bunds. As many as 20 lakes out of 257 are considered for restoration. Some of these lakes are under restoration with funds provided by the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of the Government of India. The objective of Under National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) is to restore and conserve polluted and degraded lakes and other similar bodies. So far works on 28 lakes have been taken up including Mirik Lake, Darjeeling where the work was taken up at a cost of Rs. 400 lakhs in 2004-2005. Works on three lakes, viz. Powai in Mumbai, Vengaiahkere and Nagavara in Bangalore have been completed.
HISTORY OF LAKES IN BANGALORE
Many lakes in Bangalore were constructed by Kempe Gowda in the 16th century. But many lakes vanished due to encroachment and construction activity for urban infrastructure expansion. Majestic bus stand, NGV sports complex, KGA golf course were all built by filling lakes. Many residential layouts like Domlur were built by encroaching on lakes.
Lakes in Bangalore
Of the several freshwater lakes and water tanks, the largest are Bellandur lake, Madiwala lake, Hebbal Lake, Ulsoor lake and Sankey tank. Other notable lakes in Karnataka are:
