Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Banasavadi Kere-1
Also called B. Channasandra lake, Kasturi Nagar Lake
Kere, a large tank, in Kasturi Nagar ward, Bengaluru Central
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.
1927
On the survey map
1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1978
Not on the survey map
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
2016
Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey
19.4 acres surveyed
2017-2025
Mostly built on or bare every year
The lake is known only as a point or is under a quarter acre, so the shares are rough
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
The lake is small for these images, so treat the shares as rough
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
What took its place
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
What lives here
Most seen: Black-naped Oriole.
1 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
35 species, 29 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Common Cerulean, Dark Blue Tiger, Champak Tree, Yellow Flame Tree and Arjun tree.
Last seen Sep 2026
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ನಗರ
Bengaluru Central corporation, C.V. Raman Nagar assembly seat
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBEKRbnw_kr4-659