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<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government Flying Training School :: Home Jakkur Aerodrome Bangalore|url=http://www.gfts.kar.nic.in/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.gfts.kar.nic.in}}</ref>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
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'''Jakkur''' (also spelled '''Jakkuru''') is a suburb in the northern part of [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India. Located on the eastern side of the [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]] between [[Yelahanka]] and [[Hebbal, Bangalore|Hebbal]], the area is best known for the [[Jakkur Aerodrome]] and [[Jakkur lake]].

==Jakkur Aerodrome==
The [[Jakkur Aerodrome]], spread over 200 acres, was opened in 1948 and is the only dedicated general aviation field in the city. [http://www.gfts.kar.nic.in/ The Government Flying Training School]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government Flying Training School :: Home Jakkur Aerodrome Bangalore|url=http://www.gfts.kar.nic.in/index.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=www.gfts.kar.nic.in}}</ref> (GFTS), one of the oldest flying schools in the country, is located in Jakkur.<ref>{{cite news|title=Metro to take off after grounding Jakkur club|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/metro-to-take-off-after-grounding-jakkur-club/articleshow/58934262.cms|access-date=10 September 2017|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=1 June 2017}}</ref>

==Jakkur lake==
[[File:Spot-billed pelican takeoff.jpg|thumb|right|A [[spot-billed pelican]] taking off at the Jakkur lake.]]
The [[Jakkur lake]] is a 160-acre lake constructed over two centuries ago to cater to the water requirements of the Jakkur village.<ref name=lake/> The lake, which was highly polluted by sewage and waste in 2005, was revived by treating the sewage water which enters the lake and then passing it through a man-made constructed wetland before it flowed through an algae pound that removed most of the nitrates and phosphates.<ref>{{cite news|title=Can Jakkur model save Bellandur Lake?|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090417/bengaluru-can-jakkur-model-save-bellandur-lake.html|access-date=10 September 2017|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=9 April 2017}}</ref> However, in 2016, it was reported that the water quality has worsened due to increased levels of nitrates, phosphates, ammonia and algae.<ref name=lake>{{cite news|last1=Joshi|first1=Bharath|title=Bengaluru's Jakkur lake turns wasteland; redesign begins|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bengalurus-jakkur-lake-turns-wasteland-redesign-begins/articleshow/53259465.cms|access-date=10 September 2017|work=The Economic Times|date=18 July 2016}}</ref>

The lake is also a source of drinking water for nearby villages that do not have access to [[Cauvery]] water.<ref>{{cite news|last1=G N|first1=Prashanth|title=Jakkur lake cries for help|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/430764/jakkur-lake-cries-help.html|access-date=10 September 2017|work=Deccan Herald|date=14 September 2014}}</ref> The lake used to attract a large number of migratory birds from other countries and has seen a fall in this number in recent years.<ref>{{cite news|title=The death and rebirth of Jakkur lake|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/167000/death-rebirth-jakkur-lake.html|access-date=10 September 2017|work=Deccan Herald|date=6 June 2011}}</ref> Since the rejuvenation of the lake, there was an increase in the fish population in the lake, resulting in the nesting of [[water bird]]s such as the [[pelican]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Upadhye|first1=Amit S.|title=Lake turns pink, pelicans throng Jakkur|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150720/nation-current-affairs/article/lake-turns-pink-pelicans-throng-jakkur|access-date=10 September 2017|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=20 July 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Areas of Bangalore'''
|Northwest = [[Yelahanka]]
|North = [[Yelahanka]]
|Northeast =
|West = [[Sahakara Nagar]]
|Centre = Jakkur
|East = [[Nagawara]]
|Southwest = [[Hebbal, Bangalore|Hebbal]]
|South = [[Hebbal, Bangalore|Hebbal]]
|Southeast = [[Manyata Embassy Business Park]]
}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore}}

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