Madiwala Lake information

Madiwala Lake^[1]
Madiwala Lake
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Madiwala, Bangalore, India
Nearest city	Bangalore
Coordinates	12°54′21″N 77°36′53″E / 12.90583°N 77.61472°E

6km
4miles

South
Pinakini
River

Byappanahalli

Challaghatta

Chinnappanahalli

Vibhutipura

Srinivagilu

Konena
Agrahara

Halasuru

Kundalahalli

Kaggadasapura

Doddanekundi

Haraluru

Kasavanahalli

Kaikondrahalli

Madiwala

Varthur

Saul

Iblur

Bellandur

Agara

Varthur Lake series, a part of the Koramangala-Challaghatta lake system.^[2]^[3]^[4] Disused/former lakes (yellow) and sewage treatment plants (red) related to the series marked.

Madiwala lake is one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore, India spread over an area of 114.3 hectare. The water in the lake was fit for drinking till the early 1990s. Since then it has become unfit for drinking due to industrial waste and sewage entering the waterbody. It has gradually become polluted.^[5]^[6]

It is situated in the BTM Layout at 12° 54' 28" North, 77° 37' 0" East in Bangalore city. It is a home to many migratory birds. The lake comes under the administration of Karnataka State Forest Department which carries out the routine maintenance of this lake. There is a children's park as well. The lake received a Rs 25 Crore grant in 2016 from the Lake Development Authority of Bangalore.

^ "Islands of 'hope' at Madiwala Lake". Bangalore Mirror.
^ Ramachandra, T. V.; Mahapatra, Durga Madhab; S, Vinay; V, Sincy; K S, Asulabha; Bhat, Sudarshan P.; Aithal, Bharath H. (April 2017), Bellandur and Varthur Lakes Rejuvenation Blueprint, ENVIS Technical Report 116, Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, retrieved 5 October 2022 See section "Study Area" for Konena Agrahara Lake
^ "Lake series of Bangalore - Maps and Area - ENVIS (Govt of Karnataka)". India Water Portal. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ Isaac, Tanya (2020), Bacterial community analysis of seven polluted lakes in Bangalore, India (Thesis), Degree: BSc in Public Health, Tulane University, p. 10
^ Bharadwaj, Arun (2016). Seen & Unseen Bangalore. Notion Press. ISBN 9789386073181 – via Google Books.ISBN 9789386073181 ^{[self-published source?]}
^ "Thousands of snails pile up on Madiwala Lake banks in southeast Bengaluru". The Times of India. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

[1] "Islands of 'hope' at Madiwala Lake". Bangalore Mirror.

[2] Ramachandra, T. V.; Mahapatra, Durga Madhab; S, Vinay; V, Sincy; K S, Asulabha; Bhat, Sudarshan P.; Aithal, Bharath H. (April 2017), Bellandur and Varthur Lakes Rejuvenation Blueprint, ENVIS Technical Report 116, Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, retrieved 5 October 2022 See section "Study Area" for Konena Agrahara Lake

[3] "Lake series of Bangalore - Maps and Area - ENVIS (Govt of Karnataka)". India Water Portal. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[4] Isaac, Tanya (2020), Bacterial community analysis of seven polluted lakes in Bangalore, India (Thesis), Degree: BSc in Public Health, Tulane University, p. 10

[5] Bharadwaj, Arun (2016). Seen & Unseen Bangalore. Notion Press. ISBN 9789386073181 – via Google Books.ISBN 9789386073181 ^{[self-published source?]}

[6] "Thousands of snails pile up on Madiwala Lake banks in southeast Bengaluru". The Times of India. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

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