Saul Kere Lake | Kaikondrahalli Bengaluru

 

 

 Bird walk at Saul Kere organised by Blr Birders led by Bijoy 

  After a good nights rain the lake has filled up quite a bit

Visit https://blrbirders.com/ for more details First Sunday Outing — Sowl Kere (Saul Kere) Time: Meet at 6:45 AM | Walk begins at 7:00 AM Meeting Point: Google Map (Near Adarsh Gem and Ecospace back gate; Parking available.) Walk details: • Duration: Till around 9:45 AM (lake gates close at 10 AM) • Terrain: Level, approximately 2 km around the lake • Suitable for all ages—you may leave whenever you wish. What to wear: • Dull-coloured clothes • Hats/caps • Comfortable walking shoes (avoid slippers or thin-soled sandals—the path is unpaved) •⁠ ⁠Rainwear or warm clothing, depending on the weather forecast What to bring: • Binoculars, bird books/apps • Camera • Notebook/sketchpad and pencil (optional) • Drinking water and snacks Nearby facilities: Restaurants and washrooms are available at • The Bay, EcoSpace Food Court: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aycdV3gUcrkpRmt18?g_st=ipc (Paid parking) • The Marketplace, Adarsh Palm Retreat (approx. 500 m from the lake, paid valet parking available): Go...

Panasonic picture of the Saul Kere lake 4th September  West Bank 

More than you think.   SIGN THE PETITION TO PROTECT SAUL KERE   If you work at Ecospace, Ecoworld or one of the many technology parks along Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road, you may never have thought much about Saul Kere. If you live in one of the many apartment communities around the lake, you may think of it as a place for your morning walk. If your children go to school in the surrounding neighbourhoods, Saul Kere may simply be part of the landscape you pass every day. But Saul Kere is part of the system that manages rainwater in this area. And what happens to the lake can affect ALL OF YOU!  What happens when the lake and drainage system are overwhelmed?   Flooding.  Traffic congestion.  Stranded vehicles.  Unsafe roads.  Problems getting children to school. Difficulty getting to work. And sometimes, serious damage to homes and vehicles. This isn't hypothetical. In 2022, Saul Kere overflowed after heavy rain, inundating surrounding areas. Reportin...

  The State of Bengaluru's Lakes: What 14 Months of Water Quality Data Tell Us — With a Close Look at Soul Kere Based on KSPCB (Karnataka State Pollution Control Board) monthly water quality monitoring data for Bengaluru's lakes, May 2025 – June 2026. Bengaluru was once called the "City of a Thousand Lakes." Today, a little over a hundred of these water bodies are formally monitored every month by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), which tests each lake for more than 30 parameters — from dissolved oxygen and BOD to fecal coliform counts and, since October 2025, heavy metals like lead, cadmium and chromium. We went through fourteen consecutive months of this monitoring data — May 2025 through June 2026 — across roughly 100–130 lakes each month, to understand two things: what shape are Bengaluru's lakes in overall, and how is Soul Kere (Soulkere), the lake at Kaikondrahalli village, doing compared to its neighbours. How lake water quality is j...

  What Bengaluru’s Lake Data Really Tells Us About Soul Kere A closer look at the Bengaluru lake monitoring data — and why Soul Kere deserves protection When we talk about Bengaluru's lakes, the conversation often becomes very simple: some lakes are "good", some are "bad", and treated sewage is sometimes presented as the solution. The actual water-quality data tells a much more complicated—and much more interesting—story. The Bengaluru lake monitoring data covering 2025 and 2026 shows that lake water quality varies enormously across the city and from season to season. It also shows something particularly important about Soul Kere (listed as "Soulkere" in the government monitoring data) : Soul Kere is not a severely degraded lake. Its water-quality indicators have improved significantly over the past year, and in several important parameters it compares favourably with some of Bengaluru's better-known lakes. That makes the proposal to permanently pl...