Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

K.G Thippasandra Kere

Kere, a large tank, in Indiranagar ward, Bengaluru Central

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Size
1.09 acresSmaller than a football pitch
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
14% of the lakeSatellite land cover, 2021

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1916 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1915 to 2026.

  1. 1915

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

    See source

  2. 1984-2021

    No open water seen in any year

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

    See sourceSee source

  3. 2016

    Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey

    15.7 acres surveyed

    See source

  4. 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

    See source

  5. 2025-2026

    Mostly floating weed 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
    • 93% floating weed
    • 8% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 0% open water
    • 78% floating weed
    • 23% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
1.09 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

See source
2018 lake survey
15.7 acres

About 8.9 football pitches

See source
End to end
153 m

The longest straight line across the outline

See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
See source

What took its place

On the site now
Houses
See source
Filled in by

Private owners

See source

How clean the water is

Not tested for water quality yet.

How much is built over

Built inside the outline
14%

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source
Other problems noted

RTC in name of BDA

See source
Land within 500 m

86% built, 13% trees, 0.8% crops

From satellite land cover, 2021

See source

Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Nearest sewage treatment plant

Sewage Treatment Plant

1.6 km away

See source

What lives here

Birds recorded
24 species

Most seen: Jungle Myna, Common Myna, Greater Coucal, Purple Sunbird and Rock Pigeon.

25 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

See source
All wildlife recorded
25 species

26 records, 2018 to 2025

See source
Photographed on iNaturalist
2 times

2 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Common Baron and Sausage tree.

Last seen Aug 2026

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 15
Indiranagar

ಇಂದಿರಾನಗರ

Bengaluru Central corporation, C.V. Raman Nagar assembly seat

See source
Village
Thippasandra

KR Puram hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

78

See source
Height above sea level
905 m
See source
Coordinates

12.9707° N, 77.6507° E

See source

Read more

Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
169
2018 lake survey
BUBEKRthp_kr2-772
Lake Development Authority
LDA242