Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Doddakallasandra Katte
Katte, a medium tank, in Anjanapura ward, Bengaluru South
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1905 to 1983.
1904
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
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
1.23 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
2024
On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP
2025-2026
Mostly floating weed after the monsoon; mostly dry or built 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
- 100% floating weed
- 0% 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
52% built, 16% crops, 15% trees, 11% shrubs, 7% grass
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
Sarakki 5MLD Sewage Treatment Plant
2.6 km away, treats 5 million litres a day
What lives here
No wildlife records from this lake yet.
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBSUHdks_gk2-1326