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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
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ordered the Forest
Department to repossess 0.52 ha (1.3 acres) 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
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The tank was converted into a park by the
Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) with funds provided by the Government of Karnataka. In addition, the following were also implemented.
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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.
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in 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".
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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.
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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
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distance of 100 m (328.1 ft) 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
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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.
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Sankey tank was developed into a park in early 2000s.
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686:Reservoirs in Karnataka
543:Hasan, M Fazlul (1970)
315:Great Famine of 1876–78
299:Madras Sappers Regiment
151:15 ha (37.1 acres)
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571:15 November
260:Sankey tank
194:Settlements
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18:Sankey Tank
675:Categories
641:9 December
615:7 December
529:20 January
456:References
428:Lok Adalat
280:Vyalikaval
156:Max. depth
104:Freshwater
635:The Hindu
488:The Hindu
323:Bangalore
297:) of the
272:Bangalore
198:Bengaluru
100:Lake type
54:Karnataka
444:See also
402:festival
321:visited
116:Rainfall
46:Location
330:Threats
309:History
185:Islands
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71:13°01′N
637:. 2004
319:Madras
241:440yds
137:India
132:Basin
643:2008
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573:2022
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