WThis is a list of notable lakes in India.
WLakes in Bangalore, Karnataka are numerous, and there are no rivers close by. Most lakes in the Bangalore region were constructed in the sixteenth century by damming the natural valley systems by constructing bunds.
WOnce upon a time, Hyderabad was known as City of Lakes. Some of these lakes are natural and various are manmade bodies. As per various sources only a few decades back, Hyderabad had a large number of water bodies such as lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, aquaculture ponds, tanks etc.. Most of these lakes have totally disappeared and the surface area of most of the surviving lakes have shrunken and turned to tiny ponds and cesspool. Some of the lakes which have totally disappeared are Tigal Kunta, Somajiguda Tank, Mir Jumla tank, Pahar Tigal Kunta, Kunta Bhawani Das, Nawab Saheb Kunta, Afzalsagar, Nallakunta, Masab Tank etc. Hussainsagar Lake, Kunta Mallaiyapalli have shrunk drastically. Out of thousands of water bodies those were existing in 1970s in various sizes in and around Hyderabad, today only about 70 to 500 of them have survived. Most of them have disappeared due to encroachment or have been illegally drained for real estate projects by private or government agencies. The existing lakes have been used to dump garbage and sewage water. Most of these lakes and tanks were built during the regime of Qutub Shah in 16th and 17th century and later by Nizams as a source of drinking water for the residents of Hyderabad. The area of Hussain Sagar, which is the largest lake in Hyderabad shrunk by more than 40% i.e. from 550 ha to 349 ha in just 30 years. This lake was built in 1575 AD and since 1930 is not being used as a source for drinking water.
WLakes of Kumaon hills are in Uttarakhand state, called the ‘Lake District’ of India. These are under restoration with funds provided by the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of the Government of India. The lakes are the following.Nainital Lake Bhimtal Lake Sat Tal Lake, Sattal Naukuchiatal
WMysore, Karnataka, has major five lakes, some of which are under restoration with funds provided by the Asian Development Bank and government of Karanataka. These lakes are:Dalavai Lake Devanoor Lake Karanji Lake Kukkarahalli Lake Lingambudhi Lake
WAccording to Hindu theology, there are five sacred lakes; collectively called the Panch Sarovar or Panch-Sarovar: Mansarovar, Bindu Sarovar, Narayan Sarovar, Pampa Sarovar and Pushkar Sarovar. They are also mentioned in Shrimad Bhagavata Purana. Four of the lakes are in India, while Manasarovar is in Tibet, China.
WUdaipur city in Rajasthan state has five major lakes, as listed below, which are under restoration with funds provided by the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of the Government of India.Fateh Sagar Lake Rang Sagar lake Pichola lake Swaroop Sagar lake Dudh Talai lake