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'''Madiwala lake'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtxxDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT246&dq=madiwala+lake+bangalore#q=madiwala+lake+bangalore|title=Seen & Unseen Bangalore|first=Arun|last=Bharadwaj|date=20 June 2016|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=9789386073181|via=Google Books}}{{ISBN|9789386073181}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/artificial-floating-islands-clean-madiwala-lake-724671.html|title=Artificial 'floating islands' clean Madiwala Lake|date=23 March 2019|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> is one of the biggest lakes in [[Bangalore]], [[India]] spread over an area of 114.3 hectare. Legend has it that the lake was built by the [[Cholas]] in a day.
The water in the lake was fit for drinking till the early 1990s. Since then it has become unfit for drinking due to industrial waste and sewage entering the waterbody. It has gradually become polluted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/thousands-of-snails-pile-up-on-madiwala-lake-banks/articleshow/66060354.cms|title=Thousands of snails pile up on Madiwala Lake banks in southeast Bengaluru - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref> <br />
It is situated in the [[BTM Layout]] at 12° 54' 28" North, 77° 37' 0" East in [[Bangalore]] city. It is a home to many migratory birds. The lake comes under the administration of [[Karnataka State Forest Department]] which carries out the routine maintenance of this lake. There is a children's park as well. The lake received a Rs 25 Crore grant in 2016 from the [[Lake Development Authority Bangalore|Lake Development Authority]] of Bangalore.
[[File:Madiwala Lake, Bangalore.jpg|thumb]]

==Lake Habitat==
===Birds===
[[File:Madiwala lake bird.JPG|thumb|Bird in Madiwala Lake]]
The Madiwala lake sees a huge number of [[Spot-billed Pelican]] migration in the winter (November–December). These [[Spot-billed Pelican]]s live in groups. Their main food is fish. Pelicans take small flight across the lake for fishing. These migratory birds can also be sighted in Sri Lanka. They provide a great sight while landing. Typically their wing spans for about 8.5 feet. [[Egret]]s can also be sighted along with these birds.

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="250">
File:Early Morning View.jpg|Early Moring View
File:Morning View Madiwala.jpg|Madiwala Lake BTM Layout
File:Madiwala Lake Greens.jpg|Madiwala Lake
File:Madiwala Lake West Side.jpg|West Side View
File:Birds at Madiwala Lake.jpg|Birds at Madiwala Lake
</gallery>

==References ==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*[https://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/madiwala-lake/ Madiwala Lake, Bangalore – A place of tranquillity] ''Karnataka.com''
*Arun Bharadwaj [https://books.google.com/books?id=vtxxDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT246&dq=madiwala+lake&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdvo3T76XSAhVOyGMKHdWWAc4Q6AEIHTAB#v=onepage&q=madiwala%20lake&f=false ''Seen & Unseen Bangalore''] Notion Press, 2016
*{{cite book|last1=Darshini Mahadevia|title=Inside the Transforming Urban Asia: Processes, Policies, and Public Actions|date=2008|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|page=276|isbn=9788180695742|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hdKvxlYzTFkC&pg=PA276&dq=madiwala+lake#q=madiwala%20lake}}
*S. Kumar, 2006 [https://books.google.com/books?id=YAYKAQAAMAAJ&q=madiwala+lake&dq=madiwala+lake&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdvo3T76XSAhVOyGMKHdWWAc4Q6AEIKzAE Sanctuary Asia, Volume 26] Indiana University
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=adTaAAAAMAAJ&q=madiwala+lake&dq=madiwala+lake&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdvo3T76XSAhVOyGMKHdWWAc4Q6AEINDAG ''Aquatic Ecosystems: Conservation, Restoration, and Management''] T. V. Ramachandra, Ahalya N., C. Rajasekara Murthy. p. 313

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