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Palanahalli lake
Palanahalli lake is situated in Kattigenahalli village, Yelahanka Taluk, Bengaluru J39District and is in the southern part of Karnataka State. It is a public lake which is totally fenced and have two gates to enter.

Custodianship:
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) works on the development and restoration of the lake

Geography:
The palanahalli lake is about the size of 25 acres and the lake even offers a jogging track which is about 1.33 km and it is spread across the lake.

The lake is located on a elevation of 900 meters above the sea level. the fauna of this lake consists of ducks, fishes, parrots, crows, snakes, hens ,dogs and many more. The lake is home to a wide variety of trees from coconut trees to lotus plants covering the water.

Lake Amenities:

 * jogging track
 * restrooms
 * benches
 * exercise equipment

Industries:
There is only one industry in the lake which is fishing, fishers have been fishing in this lake from a long time, they catch these fishes with the use of nets.

These fishers then sell these fishes in the palanahalli market which is usually held in front of the lake main gate.

The down side
there is a water barrier on the northern most part of the lake from where sewage water from the surrounding areas is released, and that particular area is very much filled with plastic and stinks. This problem is spreading to other parts of the lake where large pipes release sewage water. Day by day this problem has become a hazard to fishers and to the ecosystem of the lake.

Summary:
palanahalli lake is a good place for joggers to exercise, it is only open at early mornings and at the evenings. This lake has a very large fauna but due to the resent sewage water problem this fauna is vanishing.

reference:

 * wake the lake