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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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The threats posed to the survival of the lake, which were also identified by the local people (morning joggers) using the lake, refer to:
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Contamination of water with sewage flowing in from seven points, which are connected to storm water drains
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Richard Hieram Sankey
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Sankey tank was developed into a park in early 2000s.
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510:Patrao, Michael (17 December 2013).
278:Sankey tank was constructed by Col.
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242:Sankey Tank and vicinity
675:Reservoirs in Karnataka
532:Hasan, M Fazlul (1970)
304:Great Famine of 1876–78
288:Madras Sappers Regiment
140:15 ha (37.1 acres)
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670:Lakes of Bangalore
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652:Sankey Lake
560:15 November
249:Sankey tank
183:Settlements
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21:Sankey Tank
664:Categories
630:9 December
604:7 December
518:20 January
445:References
417:Lok Adalat
269:Vyalikaval
145:Max. depth
93:Freshwater
624:The Hindu
477:The Hindu
312:Bangalore
286:) of the
261:Bangalore
187:Bengaluru
89:Lake type
43:Karnataka
433:See also
391:festival
310:visited
105:Rainfall
35:Location
319:Threats
298:History
174:Islands
63:77°34′E
60:13°01′N
626:. 2004
308:Madras
230:440yds
126:India
121:Basin
632:2008
606:2008
562:2022
520:2015
415:The
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