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			{{Short description\|Lake in Yelahanka, India}}
			{{distinguish\|Puttenahalli}}
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	{{More footnotes\|date=November 2013}}		{{More footnotes needed\|date=November 2013}}
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	\| name = Puttenahalli Lake Bird Sanctuary		\| name = Puttenahalli Lake Bird Sanctuary
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			'''Puttenahalli WS Lake'''<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ghosh \|first=Sadhan Kumar \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uM6FDwAAQBAJ&dq=puttenahalli+lake+yelahanka&pg=PA89 \|title=Waste Valorisation and Recycling: 7th IconSWM—ISWMAW 2017, Volume 2 \|date=2019-01-29 \|publisher=Springer \|isbn=978-981-13-2784-1 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|author=Staff Reporter \|date=2019-01-26 \|title=Yelahanka's Puttenahalli lake to be rejuvenated soon \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/yelahankas-puttenahalli-lake-to-be-rejuvenated-soon/article26101894.ece \|access-date=2022-08-07 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> also spelled as '''Puttanahalli Lake''' is a 10-hectare water body near [[Yelahanka]], 14 km north of [[Bangalore]].
	'''Puttenahalli WS Lake'''<ref>https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=uM6FDwAAQBAJ~~&pg=PA89~~&dq=puttenahalli+lake+yelahanka&hl=~~en&sa~~=~~X&ved~~=~~0ahUKEwjuybPxgZrmAhXcILcAHRDJA5MQ6AEIOzAC#v~~=~~onepage&q~~=~~puttenahalli%20lake%20yelahanka&f~~=~~false Google books~~</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/yelahankas-puttenahalli-lake-to-be-rejuvenated-soon/article26101894.ece ~~As mentioned in The Hindu article~~</ref> also spelled as '''Puttanahalli Lake''' is a 10-hectare water body near [[Yelahanka]], 14 km north of [[Bangalore]]. ~~<ref>It may soon become the first [[Wildlife sanctuaries of India\|bird sanctuary]] in [[Karnataka]].</ref>~~

	This lake is not to be confused with another lake having similar name viz Puttenahalli lake, in [[J.P Nagar]] South Bangalore.		This lake is not to be confused with another lake having similar name viz Puttenahalli lake, in [[J.P Nagar]] South Bangalore.

	==Lake ~~Rejuvenation~~==		==Lake rejuvenation==
	Eight residents from the neighbourhood have started a trust called "Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust" to protect the birds and work towards increasing bio-diversity in the lake with the help of the government. The government and trust are working towards making the lake a bio-diversity spot and to declare the lake to be a bird reserve.		Eight residents from the neighbourhood have started a trust called "Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust" to protect the birds and work towards increasing bio-diversity in the lake with the help of the government. The government and trust are working towards making the lake a bio-diversity spot and to declare the lake to be a bird reserve.

	~~'''~~[[Yelahanka Lake]]~~'''~~ (which is near Puttenahalli Lake):		[[Yelahanka Lake]] (which is near Puttenahalli Lake): The [[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]] (BBMP) in association with private firms organized a massive plantation drive at the Yelahanka Lake with volunteers planting of thousand saplings. The drive is part of 'Wake the Lake' campaign which focuses on rejuvenating dying lakes. Palike officials said the initiative aims at sensitizing the community living around the lake and mobilize their efforts to revive the lake.
	The [[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]] (BBMP) in association with private firms organized a massive plantation drive at the Yelahanka Lake with volunteers planting of thousand saplings. The drive is part of 'Wake the Lake' campaign which focuses on rejuvenating dying lakes. Palike officials said the initiative aims at sensitizing the community living around the lake and mobilize their efforts to revive the lake.

	BBMP has tied up with the United Way of Bengaluru, a network partner of the 126-year-old US based charity-United Way Worldwide, for the purpose. The BBMP has drawn up a mandate clearing encroachments by demolishing as many as 15 buildings on the lake bed and recovering 7 acres and 13 ~~guntas{{which lang\|date=June 2021}}~~ of land worth Rs 3 crores to plant a thousand saplings in an attempt to address this pressing issue of the 'Garden City'. Environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka was also a part of this initiative and encouraged the volunteers through her speech to participate in such causes. The eminent environmentalist recognized world over for her work in planting 284 banyan trees in the city and tending to them single handed was the guest of honor at the event. John Devaraj, a renowned art director, choreographed a puppet-o-thon with the students to put more enthusiasm for the drive.		BBMP has tied up with the United Way of Bengaluru, a network partner of the 126-year-old US based charity-United Way Worldwide, for the purpose. The BBMP has drawn up a mandate clearing encroachments by demolishing as many as 15 buildings on the lake bed and recovering 7 acres and 13 [[gunta]]s of land worth Rs 3 crores to plant a thousand saplings in an attempt to address this pressing issue of the 'Garden City'. Environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka was also a part of this initiative and encouraged the volunteers through her speech to participate in such causes. The eminent environmentalist recognized world over for her work in planting 284 banyan trees in the city and tending to them single handed was the guest of honor at the event. John Devaraj, a renowned art director, choreographed a puppet-o-thon with the students to put more enthusiasm for the drive.

	==Lake ~~Habitat~~==		==Lake habitat==
	===Birds===		===Birds===
	[[Biodiversity]] experts have discovered 49 species of birds breeding here. Among those birds are [[darter]]s, [[painted stork]]s, [[black-crowned night heron]]s, [[purple heron]]s, [[pond heron]]s, [[egret]]s, [[Asian openbill stork]]s, [[Eurasian spoonbill]]s, [[spot-billed pelican]]s, [[little grebe]]s, [[little cormorant]]s, [[Indian spot-billed duck]]s, [[purple moorhen]]s and [[common sandpiper]]s.		[[File:Spotbilled pelican.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Spot-billed pelican]]<br />''Pelecanus philippensis''\|167x167px]][[Biodiversity]] experts have discovered 49 species of birds breeding here. Among those birds are [[darter]]s, [[painted stork]]s, [[black-crowned night heron]]s, [[purple heron]]s, [[pond heron]]s, [[egret]]s, [[Asian openbill stork]]s, [[Eurasian spoonbill]]s, [[spot-billed pelican]]s, [[little grebe]]s, [[little cormorant]]s, [[Indian spot-billed duck]]s, [[purple moorhen]]s and [[common sandpiper]]s.
	~~[[File:Spotbilled pelican.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Spot-billed pelican]]<br />''Pelecanus philippensis'']]~~

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~[[Lakes in Bangalore]]~~

	[[Puttenahalli Lake (JP Nagar)\|Puttenahalli Lake]] is also the name of a small rejuvenated lake (area: 13 acres 25 guntas{{which lang\|date=June 2021}}) in Puttenahalli, Bangalore South. This lake is presently being maintained by [http://www.puttenahallilake.in/ Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust].

	~~Massive plantation drive to rejuvenate~~ [[~~Yelahanka Lake~~]] (~~note: Yelahanka~~ Lake is a ~~large~~ lake ~~located close to~~ Puttenahalli ~~Lake Yelahanka<ref>~~[~~https://web.archive.org/web/20130801195209/~~http://~~articles~~.~~timesofindia~~.~~indiatimes.com~~/~~2013-07-27/bangalore/40832573_1_plantation-drive-yelahanka-lake-thousand-saplings~~ ]~~</ref>~~		* [[Lakes in Bangalore]]
			* [[Puttenahalli Lake (JP Nagar)\|Puttenahalli Lake]] is also the name of a small rejuvenated lake (area: 13 acres 25 [[gunta]]s) in Puttenahalli, Bangalore South. This lake is presently being maintained by [http://www.puttenahallilake.in/ Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust].

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

	==~~External links~~==		==Further reading==
	*~~''The New Indian Express'', Bangalore,~~ 25 April~~, (~~2007~~) retrieved 5 January 2007, [~~https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105048/http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120070425002613&Page=1&Title=Bangalore&Topic=0&aDate=4%2F25%2F2007 ~~Puttenahalli lake to be bird reserve], [http://newsrack.in/DisplayNewsItem.do;jsessionid~~=~~FF8EEF9B5F0FB64CC284D3B8B5E0088F?ni~~=25.~~4.2007%2F55.nie.crawler%2Fni88.NewsItems.asp_ID%3DIE120070425002613 Cached]~~		*{{Cite web \|date=25 April 2007 \|title=Puttenahalli lake to be bird reserve \|url=http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120070425002613&Page=1&Title=Bangalore&Topic=0&aDate=4%2F25%2F2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105048/http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120070425002613&Page=1&Title=Bangalore&Topic=0&aDate=4%2F25%2F2007 \|archive-date=29 September 2007 \|website=newindpress.com}}
	*[https://www.deccanherald.com/city/lokayukta-inspect-puttenahalli-703570.html ~~Revival news of lake]~~		*{{Cite web \|last=Khanna \|first=Bosky \|date=2018-11-18 \|title=Lokayukta to inspect Puttenahalli Lake, seeks report \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/lokayukta-inspect-puttenahalli-703570.html \|access-date= \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=}}
	*~~[http~~://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/rejuvenation-of-the-yelahanka-puttenahalli-lake-to-be-complete-by-mid-february-31867 ~~As discussed in~~ Citizen ~~matters]~~		*{{Cite web \|last=Rajan \|first=Arjun \|date=2019-01-29 \|title=Yelahanka's dry lake to get a new life soon \|url=https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/rejuvenation-of-the-yelahanka-puttenahalli-lake-to-be-complete-by-mid-february-31867 \|access-date= \|website=Citizen Matters, Bengaluru \|language=}}
	*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/puttenahalli-lake-on-revival-mode-celebrates-first-habba/articleshow/67704576.cms ~~Events at the lake side]~~		*{{Cite web \|last=Mandyam \|first=Nithya \|date=27 January 2019 \|title=Puttenahalli Lake on revival mode celebrates first habba \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/puttenahalli-lake-on-revival-mode-celebrates-first-habba/articleshow/67704576.cms \|access-date= \|website=The Times of India \|language=}}

	[[Category:Lakes of ~~Bangalore~~]]		[[Category:Lakes of Bengaluru]]
	[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Karnataka]]		[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Karnataka]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{More footnotes|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox Protected area
| name = Puttenahalli Lake Bird Sanctuary
| map = India Karnataka
| map_width = 200
| label = Puttenahalli Lake WS
| label_position = right
| iucn_category = IV
| location = [[Yelahanka]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Bangalore]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|06|40|N|77|34|34|E|type:waterbody_region:IN-KA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = 10 ha
| established = proposed, 2007
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = [http://www.karnatakaforest.gov.in Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Karnataka]
}}

'''Puttenahalli WS Lake'''<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=uM6FDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&dq=puttenahalli+lake+yelahanka&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuybPxgZrmAhXcILcAHRDJA5MQ6AEIOzAC#v=onepage&q=puttenahalli%20lake%20yelahanka&f=false Google books</ref><ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/yelahankas-puttenahalli-lake-to-be-rejuvenated-soon/article26101894.ece As mentioned in The Hindu article</ref> also spelled as '''Puttanahalli Lake''' is a 10-hectare water body near [[Yelahanka]], 14 km north of [[Bangalore]]. <ref>It may soon become the first [[Wildlife sanctuaries of India|bird sanctuary]] in [[Karnataka]].</ref>

This lake is not to be confused with another lake having similar name viz Puttenahalli lake, in [[J.P Nagar]] South Bangalore.

==Lake Rejuvenation==
Eight residents from the neighbourhood have started a trust called "Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust" to protect the birds and work towards increasing bio-diversity in the lake with the help of the government. The government and trust are working towards making the lake a bio-diversity spot and to declare the lake to be a bird reserve.

'''[[Yelahanka Lake]]''' (which is near Puttenahalli Lake):
The [[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]] (BBMP) in association with private firms organized a massive plantation drive at the Yelahanka Lake with volunteers planting of thousand saplings. The drive is part of 'Wake the Lake' campaign which focuses on rejuvenating dying lakes. Palike officials said the initiative aims at sensitizing the community living around the lake and mobilize their efforts to revive the lake.

BBMP has tied up with the United Way of Bengaluru, a network partner of the 126-year-old US based charity-United Way Worldwide, for the purpose. The BBMP has drawn up a mandate clearing encroachments by demolishing as many as 15 buildings on the lake bed and recovering 7 acres and 13 guntas{{which lang|date=June 2021}} of land worth Rs 3 crores to plant a thousand saplings in an attempt to address this pressing issue of the 'Garden City'. Environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka was also a part of this initiative and encouraged the volunteers through her speech to participate in such causes. The eminent environmentalist recognized world over for her work in planting 284 banyan trees in the city and tending to them single handed was the guest of honor at the event. John Devaraj, a renowned art director, choreographed a puppet-o-thon with the students to put more enthusiasm for the drive.

==Lake Habitat==
===Birds===
[[Biodiversity]] experts have discovered 49 species of birds breeding here. Among those birds are [[darter]]s, [[painted stork]]s, [[black-crowned night heron]]s, [[purple heron]]s, [[pond heron]]s, [[egret]]s, [[Asian openbill stork]]s, [[Eurasian spoonbill]]s, [[spot-billed pelican]]s, [[little grebe]]s, [[little cormorant]]s, [[Indian spot-billed duck]]s, [[purple moorhen]]s and [[common sandpiper]]s.
[[File:Spotbilled pelican.jpg|thumb|right|[[Spot-billed pelican]]<br />''Pelecanus philippensis'']]

==See also==
[[Lakes in Bangalore]]

[[Puttenahalli Lake (JP Nagar)|Puttenahalli Lake]] is also the name of a small rejuvenated lake (area: 13 acres 25 guntas{{which lang|date=June 2021}}) in Puttenahalli, Bangalore South. This lake is presently being maintained by [http://www.puttenahallilake.in/ Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust].

Massive plantation drive to rejuvenate [[Yelahanka Lake]] (note: Yelahanka Lake is a large lake located close to Puttenahalli Lake Yelahanka<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130801195209/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-27/bangalore/40832573_1_plantation-drive-yelahanka-lake-thousand-saplings ]</ref>

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*''The New Indian Express'', Bangalore, 25 April, (2007) retrieved 5 January 2007, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105048/http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120070425002613&Page=1&Title=Bangalore&Topic=0&aDate=4%2F25%2F2007 Puttenahalli lake to be bird reserve], [http://newsrack.in/DisplayNewsItem.do;jsessionid=FF8EEF9B5F0FB64CC284D3B8B5E0088F?ni=25.4.2007%2F55.nie.crawler%2Fni88.NewsItems.asp_ID%3DIE120070425002613 Cached]
*[https://www.deccanherald.com/city/lokayukta-inspect-puttenahalli-703570.html Revival news of lake]
*[http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/rejuvenation-of-the-yelahanka-puttenahalli-lake-to-be-complete-by-mid-february-31867 As discussed in Citizen matters]
*[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/puttenahalli-lake-on-revival-mode-celebrates-first-habba/articleshow/67704576.cms Events at the lake side]

[[Category:Lakes of Bangalore]]
[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Karnataka]]