Hebbagodi Lake - Lake in Bengaluru - default, India

Well Well Well .. Went for an evening stroll at Hebbagodi Kere today. While Kere in Kannada kind of translate to lake, this is definitely not one. This is an open air sewage treatment plant. The stench hangs in the air and is the welcome you get along with the sight of bright yellow flowers. Water quality makes sewage green with envy .. The fencing around the lake looks flimsy and broken in many places, consequently you can see two wheelers coming in for a stroll. There is a large family of Little Grebes (and some Coots) which can be used for research purposes in understanding how animals can endure such filth and build resistance to bacterias and viruses .. While the lake caters to liquid waste, the road near the lake caters to solid waste, and there is a dumpyard next to the lake which hasn't even spared the graveyards .. May be a good place for a walk if you got covid and lost your sense of smell, otherwise avoidable lake ..

Good for walking in evening on a cloudy day.Small park is there for kids.Snack vendors are there.but no jogging track.Normal kacchi road

The lake needs vigorous cleaning. There is also drainage flowing the lake

Smelly lake Drainage directly flow to the lake Better was old Hebbagodi Lake compare to now

Lake is well maintained by Biocon though lot of sewage continously flows inside. This lake has got a recognizition for having the largest man made floating island in a lake.

as in january 2017 , the lake is in very worst condition

Used be clean before, now it is not maintained properly and its very dirty and harmful.Now Biocon pvt limited company has undertaken the responsibility to clean and maintain it in a proper way. Very close to this lake there is Hebbagodi Park.Now it's almost good to see.Every where trees and plants are planted. But still some drainage pipes are connected to this lake.

Very good experience