Saul Kere Lake | Kaikondrahalli Bengaluru

  Understanding Saul Kere: A Lake, a Watershed and a Forgotten Water System The story of Saul Kere is not simply the story of a lake. It is the story of an entire landscape—and what happens when the natural pathways through which water has moved for generations are gradually forgotten, altered or obstructed. Saul Kere: More Than a Waterbody In the rapidly urbanising landscape of Bengaluru, lakes are often viewed as isolated waterbodies: a blue patch on a map, a recreational space, a piece of open land or, increasingly, a site for infrastructure. But a lake is never just a lake. Every lake exists within a larger system of slopes, valleys, streams, drains, wetlands, catchments and downstream waterbodies. Water does not recognise property boundaries, roads, layouts or municipal jurisdictions. It follows gravity and topography. Saul Kere is a powerful example of this relationship. To understand the lake—and particularly the flooding that affected the surrounding areas during the intens...