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Bangalore: A Parched Future
Tanks and lakes have played an important role in the water history of Karnataka. As a major part of Karnataka is in the rainshadow region of the Deccan Plateau, tanks and lakes were the primary sources of drinking water and irrigation.


Most of these tanks were built in the pre-British days. A linked chain of such tanks was created in each region. Situated in the same catchment area, the surplus water from one tank would flow into another situated below or at a lower level.

In the absence of a river source close by, Bangalore has always depended heavily on lakes and tanks. Kempe Gowda, founder of modern Bangalore, built a number of tanks in the 15th century. Some of them are Kempambudhi tank, Dharmambudhi tank, Sampangi tank and Siddikatte kere.

 
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