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{{Infobox lake<br />
| name = Bandra Talao<br />
| native_name = Swami Vivekanand Talao<br />
| image = Bandra talao1.JPG<br />
| alt = Bandra Talao as viewed from the Mumbai Skywalk Project<br />
| caption = The lake as viewed from the [[Mumbai Skywalk Project|skywalk]]<br />
| location = [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| pushpin_map = Mumbai<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Bandra Talao within Mumbai<br />
| coords = {{coord|19.056424|N|72.838245|E|display =inline,title}}<br />
| type = [[artificial lake|artificial]]<br />
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| length = <br />
| width = <br />
| area = {{convert|7.5|acre|ha|order=flip}}<br />
| depth = <br />
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'''Bandra Talao''' locally referred to as '''Swami Vivekanand Talao''' is a small [[lake]] located in [[Bandra]], [[Mumbai]]. The lake was formerly known as '''Lotus Tank''' and is a Grade II heritage structure.<ref name=dna>{{cite news|title=Makeover for Bandra Talao finally kicks off|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_makeover-for-bandra-talao-finally-kicks-off_1403141|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=30 June 2010}}</ref> The lake was also called "Motha Sarovar" and was constructed by a rich [[Konkani Muslim]] of Navpada (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Gazetteer of Thane District - Places of Interest, 1882| url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Bandra.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BMC plans walkway around Bandra Talao|url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/jan/310111-Bandra-Talao-BMC-Powai-Lake-jogging-track-walkway.htm|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[MiD DAY]]|date=31 January 2011}}</ref> It is spread across 7.5 acres.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bandra talao all set for a Rs 33-crore makeover|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-27/mumbai/28099454_1_water-body-talao-musical-fountain|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719162100/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-27/mumbai/28099454_1_water-body-talao-musical-fountain|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2012|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 December 2009}}</ref><br />
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The maintenance of the lake was later turned over to the [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai]] and renamed Swami Vivekanand Sarovar. Paddle boating facilities and [[pisciculture]] activities were operational in this lake during the 1990s. It is 200 years old.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bandra Talao set for beautification|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=City%20Diary%20-%20Environment&sectid=158&contentid=2010063020100630170250560aa78c240|accessdate=10 January 2012|newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|date=30 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702222607/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article|archive-date=2 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Mumbai]]<br />
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