Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Layout, park

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Raghuvanapalya Kunte

Also called Govt. Karabu katte

Kunte, a small pond, in Kothanur ward, Bengaluru South

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Size in the 2018 survey
0.55 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
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1958 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1957 to 2026.

  1. 1957

    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

    0.55 acres surveyed

    See source

  4. 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

    See source

  5. 2023-2026

    Tested by the state board in 36 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Jul 2023 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  6. 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
    See source

How big it is

2018 lake survey
0.55 acres

Smaller than a football pitch

See source
Kind of lake
Kunte, a small pond
See source

What took its place

On the site now
Layout, park
See source
Filled in by

R.S. Developers

See source
Around it in 2018

Buildings, coconut plantation & park

See source

How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for wildlife and fish

Fit only for wildlife and fisheries. Class D on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

See source
Class each month, tested 36 times since Jul 2023
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 29 months. Fit only for irrigation: 7 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
See source
Every reading
Show every reading

Latest test, Jul 2026. Too low to measure: boron, carbonate, fluoride, nitrite, phenolphthalein alkalinity, kjeldahl nitrogen

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C26
Dissolved oxygenmg/L5.2
pH7.2
ConductivityµS/cm511
BODmg/L5
Nitratemg/L as N1.96
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL340
Total coliformMPN/100mL2,400
Bicarbonatemg/L140
TurbidityNTU23.8
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3140
Chloridemg/L14
CODmg/L56
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.4
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3190
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3130
Calciummg/L52
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO360
Magnesiummg/L14.6
Sulphatemg/L42
Sodiummg/L51
Dissolved solidsmg/L340
Suspended solidsmg/L32
Phosphatemg/L0.36
Potassiummg/L5
Sodium share%36
Sodium adsorption ratio1.61
Orthophosphatemg/L0.91

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D5.253402,400See source
Jun 2026D5.366302,200See source
May 2026D4.884702,800See source
Apr 2026D5.283,1008,400See source
Mar 2026D5.663,3007,900See source
Feb 2026D5.374702,800See source
Jan 2026D5.454004,300See source
Dec 2025D6.742405,400See source
Nov 2025D5.863302,400See source
Oct 2025D64210350See source
Sep 2025D6.642402,800See source
Aug 2025D5.282603,500See source
Jul 2025E133,90022,000See source
Jun 2025D5.952102,200See source
May 2025D5.472604,300See source
Apr 2025D5.573902,100See source
Mar 2025E3.292,10014,000See source
Feb 2025D651401,100See source
Jan 2025D6.8517920See source
Dec 2024E1.6242402,200See source
Nov 2024D5.262202,800See source
Oct 2024E1202,3004,600See source
Sep 2024E3.4224305,400See source
Aug 2024D6.343303,500See source
Jul 2024E1.2401,4004,800See source
Jun 2024E3.1182605,400See source
May 2024D4.4917350See source
Apr 2024D5.253203,500See source
Mar 2024D4.361,7007,000See source
Feb 2024D4.2123,3009,400See source
Jan 2024D6.1470016,000See source
Dec 2023D574,10092,000See source
Oct 2023D4.563305,400See source
Sep 2023D4.974,70054,000See source
Aug 2023D4970016,000See source
Jul 2023D6.146309,200See source

How much is built over

Land within 500 m

50% built, 27% trees, 11% crops, 9% shrubs, 2% grass, 0.6% bare ground

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

Where its water comes from and goes is not on record.

What lives here

No wildlife records from this lake yet.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 41
Kothanur

ಕೊತ್ತನೂರು

Bengaluru South corporation, Bangalore South assembly seat

See source
Village
Ragavanapalya

Uttarahalli hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

27

See source
Height above sea level
912 m
See source
Coordinates

12.8661° N, 77.5726° E

See source

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBSUHrgp_ku1-1359