Lakes of Bendakaluru

Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Vitasandra Govt. Lake

ವಿಟ್ಟಸಂದ್ರ ಕೆರೆ

Also called Vittasandra Lake

Kere, a large tank, in Vittasandra village, Bengaluru South taluk

See it on the map
Size
11.0 acresAbout 6.2 football pitches
Rank by size
707th largestOf 1,621 lakes that still exist
Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta
Who looks after it
BBMPBruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Water quality
Fit only for wildlife and fishTested Jul 2026
Built over
0% of the lakeSatellite, 2021. The 2018 survey found 2% encroached.

Through the years

Nothing on record for 1904 to 1979 and 1981 to 1983.

The records listed below, drawn on one line from 1903 to 2026.

  1. 1903

    Built

    As the 2018 lake survey records it

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  2. 1980

    On the survey map

    See source

  3. 1984-2021

    Held water most years

    Water in 28% of all satellite passes, 1984-2024

    5% of its water area has since gone dry; 15% is new water

    4 years not counted: the satellite saw under half the lake

    Floating weed looks like dry land to this record, so a weed-covered year can read as dry

    See sourceSee source

  4. 2017-2025

    Mostly water every year

    About three in four of these readings are right, so trust what holds for several years

    See source

  5. 2018

    Still there in the 2018 lake survey

    2% encroached, clean, 19.3 acres surveyed

    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 floating weed after the monsoon and in the dry season

    After monsoon, Oct 2025 to Dec 2025

    • 19% open water
    • 77% floating weed
    • 5% dry or built

    Dry season, Mar 2026 to May 2026

    • 34% open water
    • 55% floating weed
    • 11% dry or built
    See source

How big it is

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

Drawn outline
11.0 acres

About 6.2 football pitches

See source
2018 lake survey
19.3 acres

About 11 football pitches

See source
End to end
445 m

The longest straight line across the outline

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Deepest point, 2018
3 m
See source
Kind of lake
Kere, a large tank
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 16 times since Apr 2025
Fit only for wildlife and fish: 16 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
How it looked in 2018
Clean
See source
Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18
2 readings
See source
Every reading
Show every reading

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

MeasureUnitValue
Water temperature°C24
Dissolved oxygenmg/L5.2
pH7.5
ConductivityµS/cm874
BODmg/L6
Nitratemg/L as N3.5
Nitritemg/L as N0.13
Faecal coliformMPN/100mL1,200
Total coliformMPN/100mL3,500
Bicarbonatemg/L256
TurbidityNTU6.2
Total alkalinitymg/L as CaCO3256
Chloridemg/L116
CODmg/L64
Ammonia nitrogenmg/L as N0.41
Total hardnessmg/L as CaCO3224
Calcium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3112
Calciummg/L44.8
Magnesium hardnessmg/L as CaCO3112
Magnesiummg/L27.2
Sulphatemg/L32
Sodiummg/L73
Dissolved solidsmg/L596
Phosphatemg/L0.64
Potassiummg/L3
Fluoridemg/L0.43
Sodium share%41
Sodium adsorption ratio2.12
Orthophosphatemg/L1.87

Every month the state board tested it

MonthClassDissolved oxygenmg/LBODmg/LFaecal coliformMPN/100mLTotal coliformMPN/100mLSource
Jul 2026D5.261,2003,500See source
Jun 2026D5.564702,800See source
May 2026D5.866301,500See source
Apr 2026D5.854705,400See source
Mar 2026D5.864705,400See source
Feb 2026D4.883905,400See source
Jan 2026D6.14331,600See source
Dec 2025D5.473104,300See source
Nov 2025D6.642101,400See source
Oct 2025D4.463102,800See source
Sep 2025D593102,800See source
Aug 2025D6.242401,700See source
Jul 2025D6.142703,500See source
Jun 2025D5.752001,700See source
May 2025D5.142602,200See source
Apr 2025D643303,500See source

Inlet and outlet tests, 2017-18 lake survey

DateWhereWater temperature°CLight transparencycmpHConductivityµS/cmDissolved solidsmg/LSuspended solidsmg/LTurbidityNTUDissolved oxygenmg/LCODmg/LBODmg/LTotal phosphateKjeldahl nitrogenmg/L as NTotal coliformMPN/100mL
2018-01-09Inlet21.898.697774490394.41441.97312.61,600
2018-01-09Outlet21.58.398973869270.6112182.4211,600
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How much is built over

Built inside the outline
0%

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Encroached by

Private owners

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Taken for

Layout

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Where it is encroached

On the west and south side

See source
Dumped in it

Construction debris

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Land record maps
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Land within 500 m

27% built, 24% crops, 20% grass, 14% trees, 12% shrubs, 2% bare ground, 1% water

From satellite land cover, 2021

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Who looks after it

Looked after by
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

BBMP

See source

Where its water comes from and goes

Valley
Koramangala-Challaghatta

The river basin its water drains to

See source
Overflows into

Begur Lake

See source
Catchment
1.2 km²

The land that drains into it

See source
Fed by, 2018 survey

Rain

See source
Built parts, 2018 survey

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

See source
Used for, 2018 survey

Fishing, cattle feeding and religious activity

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Nearest sewage treatment plant

STP

2.0 km away

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What lives here

All wildlife recorded
1 species

1 records, all in 2025

See source
Animals seen, 2018 survey

Birds, butterflies and dragonflies

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Water plants, 2018 survey

Emergent and rooted floating

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Around it

Around it in 2018

Plantation & vacant land

See source

Photos

No photos of it on Wikimedia Commons yet.

Where it is

Greater Bengaluru
Outside the city limits
See source
Village
Vittasandra

Begur hobli, Bengaluru South taluk, Bengaluru Urban district

See source
Land survey numbers

77

See source
Height above sea level
917 m
See source
Coordinates

12.8532° N, 77.6331° E

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Read more

OpenStreetMap
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Its number in each record
ATREE lake map
83
2018 lake survey
BUBSBGvts_kr3-1510
Lake Development Authority
LDA465
KGIS tank map
993