Where have all the Bangalore lakes gone? This is the question most Bangaloreans are asking. And the existing ones are in danger of vanishing, thanks to large scale urbanisation which has rendered some lakes dry while some others have been turned into pits for effluents and sewage.

Renuka, an old Bangalorean said, “When we were young, some of the lakes were such wonderful picnic spots. It was a lovely sight to see children playing in the Vrushabhavati river when we travelled to Mysore way back in 1960s.
“But now, Vrushabhavati looks is a sewage drain. Our children don’t believe us when we tell them about the river’s past glory.”