Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Layout

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Haraluru Kunte

Katte, a medium tank, in Kasavanahalli ward, Bengaluru South

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Size in the 2018 survey
2.15 acresAbout 1.2 football pitches
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2016
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Not tested for water quality yet
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1957 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1956 to 2026.
  1. 1956

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

  2. 1980

    Not on the survey map

  3. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

    The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough

  4. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    2.15 acres surveyed

  5. 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

  6. 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

2018 lake survey
2.15 acres

About 1.2 football pitches

Kind of lake
Katte, a medium tank

What took its place

On the site now
Layout
Filled in by

Private owners

Around it in 2018

Eucalyptus plantation, vacant land & layout

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Other problems noted

RTC is in name of individuals

Land within 500 m

46% built, 27% trees, 12% water, 6% crops, 5% shrubs, 3% grass, 1% bare ground

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

2.1 km away

What lives here

All wildlife recorded
2 species

2 records, 2018 to 2025

Photographed on iNaturalist
3 times

1 species, 1 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Red water lily.

Last seen Jul 2025

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 31
Kasavanahalli

ಕಸವನಹಳ್ಳಿ

Bengaluru South corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

Village
Haralur

Varthuru hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

159

Height above sea level
901 m
Coordinates

12.9013° N, 77.6701° E

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBEVRhrl_gk1-553