{"id":362466,"date":"2026-05-08T15:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=362466"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:41:17","slug":"ulsoor-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ulsoor-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Ulsoor Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>As Ulsoor Lake has been drained and the desilting process has been taken up after more than three decades, lake conservation activists have taken objection to the lakebed being desilted by only 0.6 m, arguing that it is insufficient.<\/p>\n<h2>About Ulsoor Lake<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_362467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362467\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-362467\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-TH.jpg?resize=353%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ulsoor Lake\" width=\"353\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-TH.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-TH.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-TH.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-TH.jpg?w=1328&amp;ssl=1 1328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Ulsoor Lake is <strong>one of the<\/strong> <strong>biggest lakes in Bangalore<\/strong>, located on the <strong>eastern side of the city. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also known as the <strong>Halasuru Lake<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming:<\/strong> It derives its name from the <strong>name of the locality<\/strong> it is situated, namely, <strong>Halasuru<\/strong>, close to M G Road.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"pduapc\" data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"402\"><strong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"373\">Type:<\/strong> It is an <strong>artificial freshwater lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Area:<\/strong> It is spread over <strong>50 ha (123.6 acres)<\/strong> and has <strong>several islands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction:<\/strong> The Lake is believed to have been constructed <strong>during the reign of Kempe Gowda I in the 16th century.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>later expanded<\/strong> and <strong>developed<\/strong> by the <strong>British<\/strong> during colonial rule.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Control:<\/strong> A part of the lake is <strong>controlled by the Madras Engineer Group<\/strong>, and the <strong>rest<\/strong> by the <strong>Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pollution:<\/strong> Like many urban lakes in India, the Lake faces <strong>challenges<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Water pollution due to sewage inflow<\/li>\n<li>Eutrophication (excess nutrients causing algal blooms)<\/li>\n<li>Encroachment and urban pressure<\/li>\n<li>Periodic fish deaths due to low oxygen levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: As Ulsoor Lake has been drained and the desilting process has been taken up after more than three decades, lake conservation activists have taken objection to the lakebed being desilted by only 0.6 m, arguing that it is insufficient. 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