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The changing face of Bengalooru lakes over a 9 year period - a study

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Written By psaram42 - 16 May, 2009

Bangalore Hebbal Lake Varthur Lake Action water supply RWH Bellandur Lake

 The latest version of Google earth has introduced a new feature of viewing the earth at different periods of time, starting with the year 2000. This allows us to see the changes on any part of the earth over a given period of time starting with the year 2000. I had listed in my earlier blog entry about 48 lakes as on May 15, 2009. Here I give a list of of 43 lakes, with two links, a and b. The link (a) pertains to an earlier time where as the link (b) is for current (May 2009) period.

  1.  Abbigere ---------------------------------------- a,  b,
  2. Agara       ----------------------------------------  a,  b,
  3. Akshya Nagara --------------------------------  a,  b,
  4. Anchepalya -------------------------------------  a,  b,
  5. Attur ----------------------------------------------- a,  b,
  6. Avala Halli --------------------------------------- a,  b,
  7. Bagmane ---------------------------------------  a, b,
  8. Begur --------------------------------------------- a,  b,
  9. Bellandur ---------------------------------------  a,  b,
  10. Binnamangala --------------------------------  a,  b,
  11. Chikkabanavara ------------------------------- a,  b,
  12. Daddabommasandra------------------------ a,  b,
  13. Devasandra-------------------------------------  a,  b,
  14. Doddabidirakallu -----------------------------  a,  b,
  15. Doddanakkundi---------------------------------a,  b,
  16. Dubasipalya------------------------------------- a ,b,
  17. Garve Bhavi Palya ---------------------------   a, b,
  18. Gottigere---------------------------------------    a, b,
  19. Hebbal-----------------------------------------     a,b,
  20. Hesarghatta----------------------------------     a,b,
  21. Hesarghatt------------------------------------     a,b,
  22. Horamavu Agara ---------------------------      a,b,
  23. Hoskere ---------------------------------------     a,b,
  24. Hullimavu--------------------------------------    a,b,
  25. Jakkur-------------------------------------------    a,b, 
  26. Kacharakanahalli----------------------------    a,b
  27. Kagdassapura-------------------------------    a,b,
  28. Kalena Agrahara-----------------------------    a,b
  29. Kengeri Kere----------------------------------    a,b,
  30. Kelagiankare----------------------------------    a,b,
  31. Komghatta-------------------------------------    a,b,
  32. LB SastriNagar-------------------------------    a,b,
  33. Madivala---------------------------------------[    a,b,
  34. Matti Kere-------------------------------------     a,b,
  35. Meenaxi---------------------------------------     a,b,
  36. Puttanahalli----------------------------------     a,b,
  37. Sankey----------------------------------------     a,b,
  38. Singasandra--------------------------------     a,b,
  39. Ullal-------------------------------------------      a,b,
  40. Ulsoo-----------------------------------------      a,b,
  41. Yelahanka-----------------------------------      a,b,
  42. Varthur----------------------------------------     a,b
  43. Veerasagara--------------------------------     a,b,

Kindly browse and give your comments if any. Casual scrutiny is not revealing, though. There are no maps seperately for the earlier Google earth data. This makes it difficult to visualise any change in land use authentically.

An onsite study is perhaps in order.

PSA

COMMENTS

Not needed sir. here, 2 pics of Bellandur Lake, 2002 and 2008

silkboard - 7 June, 2013 - 10:22

Great contact sir. But why bother him right now. Unless its tough to pull out old satellite pics ourselves.

Meanwhile, pulling out pics from your earlier work.

Here is May 2002

[flickr-photo:id=3538065021,size=m]
 
And in April, 2008
 
[flickr-photo:id=3538877706,size=m]

A meeting with the head of

psaram42 - 7 June, 2013 - 12:29

A meeting with the head of google operations in asia pacefic,at Bangalore may be useful. This can be thought of as and when required.

Reviving the study of changing face of B Lake

psaram42 - 7 June, 2013 - 04:56

It is now almost 4 years since sept 2009 comment by SB. Lot of water has flown since then.

Planning to down load the most recent version of Google earth, to contunue the work further.  A huge area of the lake bed is being claimed for commertial purpose since then. Click [1]

Bellandur Lake is approachable from behind this Temple near Sarjapur road fly over

As seen behind the Temple wall. It was a feat to take this picture beyond this 5 feet [?] heigh wall though!

I could have gone near to the water, but was difficult to walk on the difficult terrain without a proper foot wear.

 

Thank you sir, eagerly awaiting ...

silkboard - 7 June, 2013 - 04:44

... searies of satellite images of the area, from as far back as possible (year 2000?)

Abbigere Lake

psaram42 - 12 June, 2013 - 04:14

Finally could make it. Bit frustating to learn all over again!

Abbigerte Lake Nov 13 2002

Abbigerte Lake April 13 2009

Since I have migrated to WIKI maps [Which have Google and other maps appendage] I am not able to lay my hands on Google maps now!

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