Lakes of Bendakaluru
On the site now
Vacant land

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Varanasi Kunte2

Kunte, a small pond, in Byrathi ward, Bengaluru East

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Size in the 2018 survey
0.65 acresSmaller than a football pitch
Rank by size
DisappearedGone by 2017
Valley
No valley on record
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for irrigationTested Jul 2026
Built over
No survey of building on record

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1934 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1933 to 2026.

  1. 1933

    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. 2017

    Gone by 2017, says the 2018 lake survey

    0.65 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. 2024

    On the state's list of Bengaluru lakes, looked after by BBMP

    See source

  6. 2025-2026

    Tested by the state board in 16 months, most often fit only for wildlife and fish

    Apr 2025 to Jul 2026

    See every testSee source

  7. 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
0.65 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
Vacant land
See source
Around it in 2018

Vacant land & houses

See source

How clean the water is

Latest test
Fit only for irrigation

Fit only for irrigation, cooling and waste disposal. Class E on the state board’s scale from A, the cleanest, to E.

Tested Jul 2026

See source
Class each month, tested 16 times since Apr 2025
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 11 months. Fit only for irrigation: 5 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, nitrite, phenolphthalein alkalinity

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C26
Dissolved oxygenmg/L0.4
pH7.5
ConductivityµS/cm1,338
BODmg/L11
Nitratemg/L as N5.2
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL31,000
Total coliformMPN/100mL70,000
Bicarbonatemg/L304
TurbidityNTU8
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3304
Chloridemg/L224
CODmg/L120
Kjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as N4.2
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N3.2
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3364
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3192
Calciummg/L76.8
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3172
Magnesiummg/L41.8
Sulphatemg/L58
Sodiummg/L132
Dissolved solidsmg/L910
Suspended solidsmg/L12
Phosphatemg/L0.4
Potassiummg/L9
Fluoridemg/L0.33
Sodium share%36
Sodium adsorption ratio3
Orthophosphatemg/L1.17

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026E0.41131,00070,000See source
Jun 2026E3.5129403,500See source
May 2026E1.61232,00094,000See source
Apr 2026D5.353,1008,400See source
Mar 2026E2.5323104,300See source
Feb 2026E0.53834430See source
Jan 2026D6.143402,400See source
Dec 2025D642202,400See source
Nov 2025D5.452002,100See source
Oct 2025D6.354601,700See source
Sep 2025D642402,200See source
Aug 2025D6.252604,300See source
Jul 2025D6.542,1003,500See source
Jun 2025D6.242102,100See source
May 2025D5.857804,300See source
Apr 2025D6.252103,500See source

How much is built over

Land record maps
See source
Land within 500 m

91% built, 5% crops, 3% trees, 0.6% shrubs

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

KR Puram Phase I 20MLD Sewage Treatment Planet

997 m away, treats 20 million litres a day

See source

What lives here

No wildlife records from this lake yet.

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Ward 28
Byrathi

ಬೈರತಿ

Bengaluru East corporation, Mahadevapura assembly seat

See source
Village
Varanasi

Bidarahalli hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

28

See source
Height above sea level
785 m
See source
Coordinates

13.0258° N, 77.6933° E

See source

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Its number in each record
2018 lake survey
BUBEBDvrn_ku2-906