page_title: Lakes in Bangalore
section_title: Encroachment
hierarchical_section_title: Lakes in Bangalore / History / Encroachment
caption_attribution_description: Historical Map of Bangalore, India, circa 1924. This is a low-quality scan of a 1924 city map from "Murray's 1924 Handbook".
context_page_description: Lakes in Bangalore, Karnataka are numerous, and there are no rivers close by. Most lakes in the Bangalore region were constructed in the sixteenth century by damming the natural valley systems by constructing bunds.
  The effect of urbanization has taken some heavy toll on the lakes of Bangalore. The lakes in the city have been largely encroached for urban infrastructure and as result, in the heart of the city only 17 good lakes exist as against 51 healthy lakes in 1985. Urban development has caused 19 lakes getting converted to bus stands, Golf courses, playgrounds and residential colonies, and few tanks were breached under the malaria eradication programme.
  In recent years, the Management of Lakes traditionally done by the government agencies witnessed experimentation by the Lake Development Authority with a limited public–private sector participation in respect of three lakes, which has proved controversial and resulted in almost a reversal of the policy.
context_section_description: Most of the lakes have vanished due to encroachment and construction activity for urban infrastructure expansion. The city once had 280-285 lakes of which 7 cannot be traced, 7 are reduced to small pools of water, 18 have been unauthorisedly encroached by slums and private parties, 14 have dried up and are leased out by the Government. 28 lakes have been used by the Bangalore Development Authority to distribute sites and build extensions for residential areas. The remaining lakes are in fairly advanced state of deterioration.
  Challaghatta lake changed to Karnataka Golf Association
  Dharmambudhi tank changed to Majestic bus stand
  Koramangala lake changed to National Games Complex in Ejipura
  Siddikatte Lake has now become KR Market
  Karanji tank is the Gandhi Bazar area
  Kempambudhi is now a sewerage collection tank
  Nagashettihalli lake changed to Space department
  Kadugondanahalli lake changed to Ambedkar Medical College
  Domlur lake changed to BDA layout
  Millers lake changed to Guru Nanak Bhavan, Badminton Stadium
  Subhashnagar lake changed to Residential layout
  Kurubarahalli lake changed to Residential layout
  Kodihalli lake changed to Residential layout
  Sinivaigalu lake changed to Residential layout
  Marenahalli lake changed to Residential layout
  Shivanahalli lake changed to Playground, Bus stand
  Chenamma tank changed to a burial ground, Banashankari 2nd Stage
  Puttennahalli tank changed to J.P. Nagar 6th Phase
  Jakkarayanakere has been converted into a sports ground
  Kamakshipalya Lake is converted into a sports ground
  Baalayyana Kere (kamakshipalya) is converted into a sports ground
  Dasarahalli tank is converted into Dr. B.R Ambedkar Stadium
  Bagalagunte hosa-kere in sy No 83 changed to residential layout
  Bagalagunte Hale-kere in sY No.113 encroached partly, all the side of lake
  Kacharkanahalli lake is the newest encroached Lake
  Jaraganahalli lake in survey number 29/2C of jaraganahalli village, uttarahalli hobli, Bangalore south taluk. This is on kanakapura road, very close to sarakki signal. The lake has been completely encroached.
caption: Dharmambudhi, Sampangi and Koramangala lakes visible on 1924 map.
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