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	'''Sankey tank''' ([[Kannada]]:ಸ್ಯಾಂಕಿ ಕೆರೆ), a manmade [[lake]] or [[Irrigation tank\|tank]], is situated in the western part of [[Bangalore]] in the middle of the suburbs of [[Malleshwaram]], [[Vyalikaval]] and [[Sadashivanagar]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sankey Tank, Bangalore\|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/sankey-tank.php}}</ref> The lake covers an area of about {{convert\|15\|ha\|acre\|abbr=on\|1}}. At its widest, the tank has a width of {{convert\|800\|m\|ft\|abbr=on\|1}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/04/25/stories/2002042508950300.htm \|title=The Hindu \|access-date=2 October 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030504012329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/04/25/stories/2002042508950300.htm \|archive-date=4 May 2003 \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		'''Sankey tank''' ([[Kannada]]:ಸ್ಯಾಂಕಿ ಕೆರೆ), a manmade [[lake]] or [[Irrigation tank\|tank]], is situated in the western part of [[Bangalore]] in the middle of the suburbs of [[Malleshwaram]], [[Vyalikaval]] and [[Sadashivanagar]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sankey Tank, Bangalore\|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/sankey-tank.php}}</ref> The lake covers an area of about {{convert\|15\|ha\|acre\|abbr=on\|1}}. At its widest, the tank has a width of {{convert\|800\|m\|ft\|abbr=on\|1}}<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/04/25/stories/2002042508950300.htm \|title=The Hindu \|access-date=2 October 2006 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030504012329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/04/25/stories/2002042508950300.htm \|archive-date=4 May 2003 \|url-status=usurped \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	Sankey tank was constructed by Col. Richard Hieram Sankey ([[Royal Engineers\|RE]])<ref>Reference for full name as per his work available online in the book Lang, A. M. (''ed''). 1878. Professional Papers on Indian Engineering. 2 Vols. Rourkee. [https://archive.org/stream/professionalpap00regoog Internet Archive Link]</ref> of the [[Madras Sappers\|Madras Sappers Regiment]], in 1882, to meet the water supply demands of [[Bangalore]].<ref name=Patrao-DH>{{cite news\|last1=Patrao\|first1=Michael\|title=When parks were a lark\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/374962/when-parks-were-lark.html\|access-date=20 January 2015\|issue=Bangalore\|publisher=Deccan Herald\|date=17 December 2013}}</ref> The tank was also known as ''Gandhadhakotikere'', as the Government Sandalwood Depot used to be located near the lake.~~<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005102419830400.htm&date=2005/10/24/&prd=th& the Hindu]</ref>~~		Sankey tank was constructed by Col. Richard Hieram Sankey ([[Royal Engineers\|RE]])<ref>Reference for full name as per his work available online in the book Lang, A. M. (''ed''). 1878. Professional Papers on Indian Engineering. 2 Vols. Rourkee. [https://archive.org/stream/professionalpap00regoog Internet Archive Link]</ref> of the [[Madras Sappers\|Madras Sappers Regiment]], in 1882, to meet the water supply demands of [[Bangalore]].<ref name=Patrao-DH>{{cite news\|last1=Patrao\|first1=Michael\|title=When parks were a lark\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/374962/when-parks-were-lark.html\|access-date=20 January 2015\|issue=Bangalore\|publisher=Deccan Herald\|date=17 December 2013}}</ref> The tank was also known as ''Gandhadhakotikere'', as the Government Sandalwood Depot used to be located near the lake.

	==History==		==History==

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'''Sankey tank''' ([[Kannada]]:ಸ್ಯಾಂಕಿ ಕೆರೆ), a manmade [[lake]] or [[Irrigation tank|tank]], is situated in the western part of [[Bangalore]] in the middle of the suburbs of [[Malleshwaram]], [[Vyalikaval]] and [[Sadashivanagar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sankey Tank, Bangalore|url=http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/sankey-tank.php}}</ref> The lake covers an area of about {{convert|15|ha|acre|abbr=on|1}}. At its widest, the tank has a width of {{convert|800|m|ft|abbr=on|1}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/04/25/stories/2002042508950300.htm |title=The Hindu |access-date=2 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030504012329/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/04/25/stories/2002042508950300.htm |archive-date=4 May 2003 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Sankey tank was constructed by Col. Richard Hieram Sankey ([[Royal Engineers|RE]])<ref>Reference for full name as per his work available online in the book Lang, A. M. (''ed''). 1878. Professional Papers on Indian Engineering. 2 Vols. Rourkee. [https://archive.org/stream/professionalpap00regoog Internet Archive Link]</ref> of the [[Madras Sappers|Madras Sappers Regiment]], in 1882, to meet the water supply demands of [[Bangalore]].<ref name=Patrao-DH>{{cite news|last1=Patrao|first1=Michael|title=When parks were a lark|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/374962/when-parks-were-lark.html|access-date=20 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=17 December 2013}}</ref> The tank was also known as ''Gandhadhakotikere'', as the Government Sandalwood Depot used to be located near the lake.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005102419830400.htm&date=2005/10/24/&prd=th& the Hindu]</ref>

==History==
Sankey reservoir was constructed in 1882. It was linked to the Miller's tank and Dharmambudhi tank and was built as a safeguard against water shortages, such as that experienced in the [[Great Famine of 1876–78]]. The quality of water was not very good and when Governor of [[Chennai|Madras]] visited [[Bangalore]] on July 1888. A local wit commented, "The men who are thrown off their horses and killed on the spot at Bangalore are the only ones that are allowed by doctors not to have died from drinking bad water".<ref>Hasan, M Fazlul (1970) ''Bangalore through the centuries.'' Historical Publications. pp. 185-186</ref>

==Threats==
The threats posed to the survival of the lake, which were also identified by the local people (morning joggers) using the lake, refer to:<ref name = life>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Sankey_tank_get_a_new_life/articleshow/3692234.cms Sankey tank gets a new life]</ref>
* Contamination of water with sewage flowing in from seven points, which are connected to storm water drains
* Choked drains with garbage and sewage
* Leaking sewage pipes connected to a public toilet at a park
* Decrease in the biological oxygen demand and high BOD content due to sewage
* Threats to fish and plants. During the tests conducted in 2001 also the DO was reported to vary from 3.7 to 8.1, BOD between 2 and 8 and the pH varied from 7.1 to 7.5.<ref>[http://www.ldakarnataka.co.in/status_of_lakes.htm Water Quality Monitoring of Lakes in and around Bangalore]</ref>
* Reduction number of ducks, fish and migratory birds due to polluted condition of the lake waters

[[File:Ducks coming out of their nest.JPG|thumb|Ducks coming out of their nest]]

==Restoration actions==
[[File:Sankey tank after renowation.jpg|thumb|200px|Sankey tank was developed into a park in early 2000]]
[[File:Sankey tank.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A recent view of the Sankey tank developed into a park]]
The tank was converted into a park by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) with funds provided by the Government of Karnataka. In addition, the following were also implemented.<ref name = life/>
* Removing encroachments
* Alum purification treatment to absorb toxic elements and germs
* Nursery towards the north.
* Paved Walkways
* Landscaped parks
* Special tank for idol immersion during [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] festival
* Restoration of swimming pool

==Legal land encroachment tangle==
In 2004, local builders’ proposal to construct a multistory building in the Sankey tank bed was challenged by petitioners in the Karnataka Lok Adalat (Peoples Court, an adjunct of the High Court). But the Court was informed by the Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BMP) that it had not sanctioned any plan for the proposed building and that it would take immediate action to prevent any such steps by the developer taken without a no-objection certificate from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/2004_08_01_archive.html|title= Sights, sounds and smells from Bangalore|access-date=2008-12-07|publisher = Deccan Herald News paper}}</ref>

The [[Lok Adalat]] ordered the Forest Department to repossess {{convert|0.52|ha|acre|abbr=on|1}} of land belonging to it from the real estate developers who had set out to build an apartment block there. The Lake Development Authority also recommended that no construction or development activity should be allowed within a distance of {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on|1}} from lakes in order to ensure that the water bodies in the city are not encroached and their conservation and protection are not stalled. The [[Karnataka State Pollution Control Board]] (KSPCB) informed the court that the proposal of Abhishek Builders and [[Mantri Developers]] to build an 18–floor luxury apartment block near the Sankey Tank has been turned down as gross violations were noted under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/2004/09/lok-adalat-asks-forest-dept-to-take.html| title= Lok Adalat asks Forest Dept. to take back Mantri land|access-date=2008-12-09|publisher = Hindu News paper}}</ref>

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

== References ==
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{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Lakes of Bangalore]]
[[Category:Reservoirs in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures designed by Richard Hieram Sankey]]

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