Arekere

Feb 2013: On 16th Feb 2013, hundreds of people formed a human chain as a notice to Govt to take care of this lake. The Arekere Neighborhood Improvement Trust was behind this activity. Hope things improve.
 
Jan 2013: This is a very big area (approx. 30 acres as mentioned in “Kere karaguava samaya – R. Manjunath”). This is a protected area from all sides. There is no sign board from BBMP or lake development authority about this lake. Only at the entrance of lake from bannergatta road, I could see some clear water and a few birds. But according to this book, there is no proper drainage in this area and the sewerage is directly merged into this lake. Rest of the lake is having marshes and plants which are upto 6-7 feet high. So it is not easy to figure out whether there is water in it or only sewerage. But one thing is certain, the area can’t be hygienic and lake needs to be cleaned up by BBMP. What puzzles me is it is one of the big lakes and nobody is taking measures to clean it.

Dorekere

Doraikere revisited - Feb 2013: A surprise!!! Never in the last 4-5 years I have seen such an excellent  work done by govt. The 28 acre lake is completely rejuvenated. There is a water purification plant which is pumping the water into this lake from the near by drainage channel - after purification. I could see some new variety of birds there and the whole area is such a wonderful experience. Kudos to govt!!! Hip Hip Hurrah. The recent photo is uploaded below

April 2011: This lake is situated near ISRO layout, Vasantha Pura or may be actually in vittal nagar. At present there is no water in this lake. But once a forest officer at Madiwala told me that they lakes are cleaned every 15 years. So mostly I find that its cleaned up last year. So in case it rains heavily this year, this will be a wonderful lake. The lake is now properly compounded. Circling this lake the pavement is not yet done. But I think that will be there in the plan. Actually its a nice low lying area so I feel that this year after the heavy rains, this will be a nice lake.

The google map view is also shown here.
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