Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Achanakere

Also called Garudacharplayakere, Garudacharpalya Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Garudachar Palya ward, Bengaluru East

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Size
2.86 acresAbout 1.6 football pitches
Rank by size
1176th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
BDABangalore Development Authority
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
9% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 2% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1890 to 1944, 1946 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1889 to 2026.

  1. 1889

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1945

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1980

    Not on the survey map

    See source

  4. 1984-2021

    Held water in 14 of 38 years

    Water in 6% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    0% of its water area has since gone dry; 24% is new water

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  5. 2017-2018

    In the water bodies census, not marked as encroached

    This census's status marks are often wrong

    See source

  6. 2017-2025

    Mostly built on or bare every year

    About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years

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  7. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    2% encroached, sewage, 5.90 acres surveyed

    See source

  8. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 35 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Aug 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  9. 2025-2026

    Mostly open water after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 86% open water
    • 0% floating weed
    • 14% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 97% open water
    • 3% floating weed
    • 0% dry or built
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How big it is

The records disagree on its size, so each measure is shown.

Drawn outline
2.86 acres

About 1.6 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
5.90 acres

About 3.3 football pitches

See source
End to end
197 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
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Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

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Class each month, tested 35 times since Aug 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 23 months. Fit only for irrigation: 12 months. Every month is listed in the readings below.
Drinkable after disinfection
Fit for bathing
Drinkable after treatment
Fit only for wildlife and fish
Fit only for irrigation
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How it looked in 2018
Sewage
See source
What pollutes it, 2018

Sewage

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Sewage flows in, 2018

From the south-east

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Older tests
2 readings

From 2021

See source
Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
1 readings
See source
Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, phenolphthalein alkalinity, sulphate

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C26
Dissolved oxygenmg/L2.7
pH7.6
ConductivityµS/cm478
BODmg/L25
Nitratemg/L as N1.7
Nitritemg/L as N0.05
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL26,000
Total coliformMPN/100mL70,000
Bicarbonatemg/L100
TurbidityNTU9.8
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3100
Chloridemg/L96
CODmg/L192
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N2.6
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N2.1
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO380
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO348
Calciummg/L19.2
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO332
Magnesiummg/L7.8
Sodiummg/L40
Dissolved solidsmg/L324
Suspended solidsmg/L14
Phosphatemg/L0.31
Potassiummg/L7
Fluoridemg/L0.32
Sodium share%49
Sodium adsorption ratio1.9
Orthophosphatemg/L0.84

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E2.72526,00070,000See source
Jun 2026E1.84243021,000See source
May 2026D4.677002,200See source
Apr 2026D5.462404,300See source
Mar 2026E1.9313,3009,400See source
Feb 2026D4.863201,500See source
Jan 2026D644702,800See source
Dec 2025E1.3123109,200See source
Nov 2025E0.8362,60012,000See source
Oct 2025E3.5184902,400See source
Sep 2025E3172102,100See source
Aug 2025D6.241,2008,400See source
Jul 2025D5.474507,900See source
Jun 2025D563,2009,400See source
May 2025D4.681,7009,400See source
Apr 2025D6.641,70011,000See source
Mar 2025E1.316932,400See source
Feb 2025D4.471,1004,600See source
Jan 2025D5.1121102,400See source
Dec 2024D4.474302,200See source
Nov 2024D5.6153103,500See source
Oct 2024E2.6153,1009,400See source
Sep 2024E1.92093013,000See source
Aug 2024D5.944005,400See source
Jul 2024D683109,400See source
Jun 2024D6.6445,0002,30,000See source
May 2024E1.41717,0001,40,000See source
Apr 2024D5.171703,500See source
Mar 2024D4.4111,7004,600See source
Feb 2024D4.393905,400See source
Jan 2024D644,60014,000See source
Dec 2023E3.2154,60054,000See source
Oct 2023D5.753,30054,000See source
Sep 2023D574609,200See source
Aug 2023D4.463,90054,000See source

Older tests

DateWhereReadingWater temperature°CDissolved oxygenmg/LpHConductivityµS/cmBODmg/LNitrate and nitritemg/L as NFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
2021Garudacharpalya Lake, LakeLowest2546.532540.52,30024,000See source
2021Garudacharpalya Lake, LakeHighest256.27.61,769154.594,0005,40,000See source

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CLight transparencycmpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LTotal phosphateKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mL
2017-11-2926.4571,31518824270.612825.231.3211,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
9%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached area, 2017
0.82 acres

Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment

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Encroached by

Government agencies

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Taken for

Road

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Where it is encroached

On the south-east side

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Dumped in it

Garbage dump

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

82% built, 7% trees, 4% crops, 4% water, 2% grass, 1% bare ground, 0.6% shrubs

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bangalore Development Authority

BDA

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City lake page

Open its page on the city’s lake monitoring site

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Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

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Overflows into

Mahadevapura Kere

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Catchment
0.5 km²

The land that drains into it

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Fed by, 2018 survey

Rainfall & drain

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Built parts, 2018 survey

1 inlet drain, 1 overflow weir, no sluice gates, 1 culvert, no check dams and no islands

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

KR Puram Phase I 20MLD Sewage Treatment Planet

2.9 km away, treats 20 million litres a day

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What lives here

Birds recorded
4 species

Most seen: Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Rock Pigeon, House Crow and Black Kite.

4 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

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All wildlife recorded
8 species

8 records, 2016 to 2023

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Photographed on iNaturalist
7 times

5 species, 4 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Skyflower, African Giant Snail, Common Mormon Swallowtail, African tulip tree and Java plum.

Last seen Nov 2023

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Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds and butterflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent and submerged

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Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Settlement, agriculture, apartment, vacant land & Car parking

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Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 35
Garudachar Palya

ಗರುಡಾಚಾರ್ ಪಾಳ್ಯ

Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

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Village
Mahadevapura

KR Puram hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

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Land survey numbers

31

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Height above sea level
891 m
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Coordinates

12.9909° N, 77.6960° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
118
2018 lake survey
BUBEKRmvp_kr1-732
Lake Development Authority
LDA140
KGIS tank map
671
Water bodies census
2/12/002/253189/026053/001
City lake monitoring site
205