Hesaraghatta is becoming a hub for many reasons — educational institutes or affordable properties The growth of Namma Bengaluru is intertwined with Hesaraghatta. The first piped water to the ...

The grassland and the scrubland near the lake are also home to smooth-coated otters, 13 species of amphibians, 111 species of ...

“We hope the Yettinahole project is completed in two years. The work on the lake should be completed before that,” said Moily. Once it is revived, Hesaraghatta Lake will be able to store 1.1tmcft.

The grassland and the scrubland near the lake are also home to smooth-coated otters, 13 species of amphibians, 111 species of butterflies, which include the Lilac silverline (sighted after a ...

The Hesaraghatta lake was built by the Dewan of Mysore state in 1894. It was Bangalore?s main source of water till it started drying up in the early 1990s. Silting, deforestation and providing water ...

Hesaraghatta grasslands protected as conservation reserve, crucial for biodiversity, water security, and climate change mitigation near Bangalore.

There has been a long-standing demand from citizens and academics to declare the 345-acre grassland, shrublands, and wetlands surrounding the Hesaraghatta lake as a conservation reserve.

The grasslands on the catchment area of Hesaraghatta Lake host diverse species and provide essential ecosystem services, particularly as an important grazing ground for livestock, the ...