Jakkur Lake
{{short description|Among the biggest lakes in Bangalore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
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| location = Bangalore, Karnataka
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| type = Stalewater
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| outflow = Nala
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Jakkur Lake is among the biggest lakes in Bangalore, and is located on the northern side of the city. It derives its name from the name of the locality, Jakkur. It is spread around {{convert|35|ha|acre|abbr=on|1}} and has several islands.{{Cite web |last=S |first=Lekshmi Priya |date=2018-11-08 |title=Citizens Turn Bengaluru's Jakkur Lake into Eco-Zone With These Herbs & Rare Trees! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/163949/jakkur-bengaluru-lake-pollution-cleaning-news/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=The Better India |language=en-US}}
File:Jakkur_lake_and_heronary_.jpg
Jakkur Lake is one among the various lakes in Northern Bangalore preferred by various walkers and joggers and is a Bird paradise because of its several islands in the middle of the lake. It is open for everybody in two shifts during a day and those are towards the morning 6:00 AM till 9:00 AM IST (Indian_Standard_Time) and towards the evening 4:00 PM till 7:00 PM IST.
File:Information Banner in Jakkur Lake1.jpg Information Banner in Jakkur Lake]]
File:A walker in Jakkur lake walkways.jpg
The approximate periphery of the Jakkur Lake is around 4.0 Km and some joggers prefer to go on and cover the complete periphery couple of times for exercise and also to view several species of trees, plants and get a sight of many species of birds along.
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Further reading
- {{Cite web |last=Baradwaj |first=Aajwanthi |date=2014 |title=Awareness and participation towards encouraging sustainable urban water management: A case study of the Jakkur Lake, Bangalore |url=https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/13994 |website=Aalto University Learning Centre}}
External links
- [https://www.indiawaterportal.org/news/fascinating-history-jakkur-lake-bangalore-article-my-bangalore India water portal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203070718/https://www.indiawaterportal.org/news/fascinating-history-jakkur-lake-bangalore-article-my-bangalore |date=3 December 2019 }}
- [http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/en-route-to-a-water-sensitive-city-the-story-of-jakkur-lake-6124 Citizen matters]
- [https://www.deccanherald.com/content/167000/death-rebirth-jakkur-lake.html Deccan herald]
- [https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/sunday-read/the-fall-and-rise-of-a-lake/articleshow/21588227.cms Bangalore mirror]
- [https://www.bangalorefirst.in/?tag=jakkur-lake-called-the-north-star-of-bangalore Bangalore first]
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