Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Varahasandra Kunte1
Also called Karabgudda
Katte, a medium tank, in Kengeri Kote ward ward, Bengaluru West
See the lakes that disappearedThrough the years
Nothing on record for 1915 to 1966, 1968 to 1972 and 1974 to 1983.
1914
Not on the survey map
1967
Built
As the 2018 lake survey records it
1973
Not on the survey map
1984-2021
No open water seen in any year
The lake is small for this record, so treat it as rough
2016
Gone by 2016, says the 2018 lake survey
2.20 acres surveyed
2017-2025
Mostly plants or weed in most years
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
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
How big it is
What took its place
How clean the water is
Not tested for water quality yet.
How much is built over
34% crops, 24% shrubs, 16% trees, 14% built, 10% grass, 3% water
From satellite land cover, 2021
Who looks after it
Where its water comes from and goes
Hemmigepura 13 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant
1.5 km away, treats 13 million litres a day
What lives here
No wildlife records from this lake yet.
Photos
No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.
Where it is
ಕೆಂಗೇರಿ ಕೋಟೆ ವಾರ್ಡ್
Bengaluru West corporation, Yeshwanthapura assembly seat
Read more
- 2018 lake survey
- BUBSKGvrs_gk2-1310