Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Shivanahalli Lake
Kere, a large tank, in Nyayanga Badavane ward, Bengaluru North
See it on the mapThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1905 to 1926, 1928 to 1954, 1956 to 1977 and 1979 to 1983.
1904
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
1927
Not on the survey map
1955
On the U.S. Army map
Compiled from Survey of India maps of 1945-46
1978
Not on the survey map
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry
1986
Listed as a disused tank by the Lakshman Rau committee
Printed as Shivanahally tank( Agrehara Dasarahally), tank 688
Among the tanks between Mysore Road and Tumkur Road
Work to be done by: Forest Dept
- Condition
- “The tank has got standing: water sullage water is now allowed to enter Burd is in good condi-~- tion. The tank is surrounded by BDA layout”
- Land use the 1984 development plan proposed
- “Park and open Spaces”
- What the committee recommended
- “Water sheet may be maintained with fore-~shore planting”
Quoted from a scan of the report, so the words may carry reading errors
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
2018
Still there in the 2018 lake survey
25% encroached, marshy, 19.0 acres surveyed
2024
On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP
2025-2026
Mostly dry or built after the monsoon and in the dry season
After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025
- 0% open water
- 26% floating weed
- 74% dry or built
Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026
- 0% open water
- 0% floating weed
- 100% dry or built
How big it is
The records disagree on its size, so each measure is shown.
How clean the water is
How much is built over
Reported by the state legislature’s committee on lake encroachment
RTC-Sy.No.48 (Shivanahalli) about 1.0 a-g & in Sy.No.48 (Allasandra) about 0.08 a-g was acquired by GOI for NH 7
52% built, 27% trees, 14% crops, 4% grass, 2% shrubs, 1% bare ground
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
No inlet drains, no overflow weirs, no sluice gates, no culverts, no check dams and no islands
Yelahanka Phase I 10 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant
574 m away, treats 10 million litres a day
What lives here
Most seen: Black-headed Ibis, Black Kite, Common Myna, Rock Pigeon and White-browed Wagtail.
35 sightings, mostly from birdwatchers
3 species, 2 confirmed by other naturalists.
Most seen: Mysore Round-eyed Gecko, Burflower-tree and Egyptian Star-cluster.
Last seen Jul 2024
Around it
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
ನ್ಯಾಯಾಂಗ ಬಡಾವಣೆ
Bengaluru North corporation, Yelahanka assembly seat
Read more
- ATREE lake map
- 57
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBNYHsvn_kr1-321
- Lake Development Authority
- LDA418
- City lake monitoring site
- 77