Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Rocherenvu

Also called Kommasandra Kere-2

Kere, a large tank, in Kommasandra village, Anekal taluk

See it on the map

Size

8.56 acresAbout 4.9 football pitches

Rank by size

822nd largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist

Valley

No valley on record

Who looks after it

ZPZilla Panchayat

Water quality

Not tested for water quality yet

Built over

0.5% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 6% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1924 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

No open water seen by satellite, 1984-2021

What covers it each year:waterbuilt on or bareplants or weed

1923

1980

1984

1923
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
See source
1980
On the survey map
See source
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
Water in 0.5% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024
0% of its water area has since gone dry; 4% is new water
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
See source See source
2017-2025
No one cover holds over half of it in most years
About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years
See source
2018
Still there in the 2018 lake survey
6% encroached, muddy, 12.7 acres surveyed
See source
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

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

Drawn outline

8.56 acres

About 4.9 football pitches

2018 lake survey

12.7 acres

About 7.2 football pitches

End to end

295 m

The longest straight line across the outline

Deepest point, 2018

3 m

Kind of lake

Kere, a large tank

How clean the water is

State pollution board

Not tested by the state board

How it looked in 2018

Muddy

How much is built over

Built inside the outline

0.5%

From satellite land cover, 2021

Encroached by

Farmers and government agencies

Taken for

Agriculture & road

Where it is encroached

On the north and north-west side

Dumped in it

Construction debris

Other problems noted

Soil excavation & Borwell

Land record maps

Survey number 94, Kommasandra

Land within 500 m

52% crops, 14% shrubs, 13% trees, 12% grass, 8% built

From satellite land cover, 2021

Who looks after it

Looked after by

Zilla Panchayat

ZP

Where its water comes from and goes

Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain & drain fed

Built parts, 2018 survey

2 inlet drains, 1 overflow weir, 1 sluice gate, 2 culverts, no check dams and no islands

Used for, 2018 survey

Cattle feeding and irrigation

What lives here

Birds recorded

61 species

Most seen: Rose-ringed Parakeet, Common Myna, Black Kite, Little Grebe and Little Cormorant.

285 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers

All wildlife recorded

62 species

286 records, 2022 to 2026

Photographed on iNaturalist

8 times

6 species, 6 confirmed by other naturalists.

Most seen: Oriental Darter, Jerdon's Leafbird, Black Kite, Black-crowned Night Heron and Little Grebe.

Last seen Mar 2026

Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds, butterflies and dragonflies

Weed cover, 2018 survey

Partial

Around it

Around it in 2018

Eucalyptus plantation, agriculture & vacant land, temple, road & kunte

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru

Outside the city limits

Village

Kommasandra

Sarjapura hobli, Anekal taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

Land survey numbers

94

Height above sea level

888 m

Coordinates

12.8589° N, 77.7377° E

Read more

Its number in each record

2018 lake survey: BUAKSPkms_kr5-991
KGIS tank map: 558