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Lakes in Bangalore


The first line on the main page of WP:PR says an editor can ask for a review even while working on an article. The current stage of the ongoing expansion should give an idea of the direction that this article is taking. Comments and suggestions in relation to any aspect of the article are welcome, including major reshuffles of sections and headers, and improving usage of the maplink template. It is still far from featured article status and I don't think the coverage is even adequate in that aspect. Thanks, FacetsOfNonStickPans (talk) 13:13, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Comments
Hello FacetsOfNonStickPans, I have left some comments above which could help improve the article. I hope you find my feedback helpful. Tayi Arajakate Talk 10:42, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The map in the lead should be replaced, it's too crowded and needs a different format, at least a smaller indicator for each lake.
 * "Other lakes have reduced in size and are in various stages of deterioration." It should either be "have become reduced in size" to match the past participle form of the verb "reduce" in the previous sentence or it could use an alternative word such as "shrunk".
 * In the sentence "There are six cascading lake series- Varthur, Puttenahalli, Hulimavu, Byramangala, Yellamallappa Chetty and Madavara", the hypthen should be replaced.
 * The sentence "In 1986 the Lakshman Rau committee (under a retired administrative officer; see N. Madhava Rao)" shouldn't use "see", even the paranthesis is unnecessary, please re-word.
 * "There are various boundaries and methods that have been considered when counting lakes or tanks." should be "methods that have been considered for counting lakes or tanks".
 * It should be "Greater Bangalore has seen a reduction in water coverage" instead of "Greater Bangalore has seen a reduction in water cover."
 * "The expansion of the city's limits has resulted in the transfer of lakes from the rural district to the urban district over time" instead of "Over time, the expansion of the limits of the city has resulted in a transfer of lakes in the rural district to the urban district."
 * "In 2015, a survey of all lakes in Bangalore Urban totaling 834 was completed" instead of "In 2015, a survey of all lakes in Bangalore Urban totaling 834 were completed."
 * "A study published in 2008 found that in the heart of the city only 17 good lakes exist as against 51 healthy lakes in 1985." Should use the actual study as the source. If the study is from an RS and is uncontested, the attribution isn't required and if it is contested then it should attributed to a specific entity instead of "a study".
 * "pre-defined water quality" doesn't need a hypthen.
 * The following sentence, "A number of factors impact measurements and interpretation of water quality and pollution" is practically superfluous and doesn't say anything. The actual factors and the impact(s) need to be described.
 * In sentence, "Water hyacinth, and other macrophytes and phytoplankton, are bioindicators of certain characteristics of water quality. Using satellite imagery between 1988 and 2019 (see #Ecology)" shouldn't use see, the entire part in parenthesis is not required.
 * "...varying in coverage of the wetland according to lake, season and other factors." What are the "other factors"?
 * "A study conducted by the same group in 1989..." should be replaced with something along the lines of "The Birdwatchers' Field Club of Bangalore observed in 1989...", otherwise it is unclear what group is being referred to here. Also suggest abbreviating here.
 * "waterfowl census" appears like an arbitrary term to wikilink.
 * The article needs to describe which lake belongs to which cascade.
 * The article also fails to properly distinguish between cascades and individual lakes. Sometimes it is unclear whether there is a single lake or a cascade being referred to it.
 * Kaggadasapura redirects to the same article, the wikilink should be removed.
 * Same as above for Kempambudhi.
 * Several terms are repeatedly wikilinked, please avoid this.
 * Citation format is inconsistent, some studies are listed under "Works cited" while others are directly cited and present under Citations.