Articles, Information and Reports
LAKES
General
Conservation and Management of Lakes - An Indian Perspective, 2010 Google doc
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Floating wetland for water bodies
Hindustan Times, Mumbai, 19-Aug-2013
Hindustan Times, Mumbai, Dec-2013
Supreme Court land encroachment judgement 2011 Google doc
Sustainable Management of Urban Lakes using Ecotechnologies Google doc
Sandeep Joshi
Energy and Wetlands Research Group, CES, IISc, Bangalore
Ruining the ecology of Hesaraghatta Lake - The role of bird photographers - Feb 2013
Sunil M and others
Wetland Conservation and Management Rules 2017 Google doc
Bangalore-related
A tale of two lakes: collective action in cities (Bellandur/ Kaikondrahalli)
www.thenatureofcities.com - Harini Nagendra
A Study on Bellandur Tank and Changes due to Urbanisation, June 2008 Google doc (pdf)
CASUMM, Rohan D'Souza
A Study of Contestations in Urban Commons: The Case of Lakes of Bangalore, June 2013 Google doc (pdf)
Lakes studied: Hebbal, Nagwara, Sankey, Kaikondrahalli, Puttenahalli
Benjamin Mathews John, Dissertation 2012-13, Faculty of Planning and Public Policy, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Anthropogenic Impact on the lake ecosystem in Hi-Tech City, Bangalore pdf weblink
Bela Zutshi, S.G. Raghu Prasad and R. Nagaraju
Bangalore and its lakes (2016)
Biome Trust
Bangalore's lakes and impact on ground water
Environment Support Group, Bangalore
V. Balasubramanian Oct-2011, Bangalore Environment Trust
Bangalore Water Famine 2020! Google doc (pdf)
V. Balasubramanian
Catchment area development - Puttenahalli Lake Sep-Oct 2012
Dr S. Subramamya
Conservation of water bodies in Bangalore
ENVIS Newsletter Oct-Dec 2010
Conservation of Bellandur Wetlands: Obligation of Decision Makers to Ensure Intergenerational Equity, May 2013 Google doc (pdf)
ENVIS Technical Report, IISc, Bangalore
Bengaluru The Water-Waste Portrait pdf weblink
Sunita Narayan
Development of Lake Conservation Projects, Karnataka
(IDD Report on state lakes)
Submitted to Infrastructure Development Department (IDD)
EM Technology for Lake Water Treatment
Kiran P Kulkarni
Excreta Matters: Citizens' Report on the State of India's Environment 2011 pdf weblink
How to revive your neighbourhood lake
Arathi Manay Yajaman, Citizen Matters, 18-June 2013
How you can save a lake in your city
Balasubramanian Thirunavukkarasu 19-Mar-2013 The Alternative
Importance of lakes in and around Bangalooru for drinking water needs of the city
P Saram on praja.in May-2009
Kaggadasapura Lake - Detailed Project Report
Lakes Important to Urban Areas: The Bangalore Example
Waterfortheages.org
Lakes in Bangalore - The source of groundwater
Ecowatch.sulekha.com
Wikipedia
ENVIS Centre, Karnataka
Lake rejuvenation: Understanding the basics
Sinu Joseph's blog, Grasshopper files
Lake 2010:Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change - Recommendations
IISc, Bangalore
Land, water and local people - A case study of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor
Findings published on India Water Portal
Atul Kulkarni
Lake Chain Rejuvenation - Caution 01-Feb-2013
Priya Ramasubban
Harini Nagendra
Preservation of Lakes in the city of Bangalore 2011 Google doc (Justice Patil report)
Key recommendations of the Justice Patil Report
Report of the committee constituted by the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka to examine the ground realities and prepare an Action Plan for preservation of lakes in the city of Bangalore
26th February 2011
Private Participation in the process of rejuvenation of
lakes & tanks in & around the city of Bangalore
Before the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka in Bangalore
WP No 817/2008 (PIL)
Between Environment Support Group & Another (Petitioners)
AND
State of Karnataka and Others (Respondents)
March 2013
Sutta Mutta blog
Suryabala Sah
Gensleron
Urban commons and public interest coalitions: Learning from the restoration of Bangalore's lakes
Jayaraj Sundaresan
Vanishing Lakes: A Study of Bangalore City pdf weblink
P. Thippaiah, 2009
Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
Countercurrents.org - Marianne De Nazareth
BIRDS, OTHER LIFE FORMS
A Guide to Watching Birds (googledoc)
With special reference to birdwatching in the Bangalore area
L. Shyamal
Barn Owl Nesting Box Design
Bird Profile of Bangalore Lakes
Dr S. Subramanya
Birds spotted at Yelahanka Lake, Nov 2012
Dr S. Subramanya
Vinita
ifoundbutterflies.org
indiabutterflies.tripod.com
Wikipedia
Indian Academy of Sciences
Dr S. Subramanya
The Birds and Butterflies of Bangalore
PLANTS
Bangalore-related
Ideal plants for Puttenahalli Lake
Chaula
Puttenahalli Lake suggestions, Sept 2012 Google doc (pdf)
Dr S Subramanya
Butterfly and Bird Plants for Puttenahalli Lake (suggestions)
Chinmayi SK
Butterfly Gardening (googledoc)
Kishen Das and Adavanne Shivaprakash
Host plants of butterflies of North East India and South India
Kishen Das
Initial Findings Report Mestripalya
Dr S Subramanya
Flowering Trees (of Bangalore)
Karthik's Journal Wild Wanderer
Native Trees for Afforestation - Bangalore
N.K. Arun & S. Prashanth
Raman Arunachalam
Karnataka Forest Department
General
Alligator weed Management Guide
Australian government
Cassia trees (fistula, red, javanica, etc.)
The Green Ogre
Control and Maintain Running Bamboo
Lewis Bamboo
Natureswater.com
No-effort, No-cost water harvesting - How leaf litter helps retail soil water
Julia Fonseca
efloraofindia
APFISN
Advice from Anil Kapur, Atul Kulkarni, Mayank Rungta, Poonam Kasturi
CRC weed management, Australia
Plants That Attract Birds And Butterflies
Dr S. Subramanya
Australian government
Strengthening of lake bunds and Shady walkways
Information from Atul Kulkarni
Supporting wildlife in an urban garden
Vinita, Citizen Matters
Poornima Nataraj
Miscellaneous information
New and innovative ways to address problematic aquatic plant issues
MISCELLANEOUS
Coracle making - A note on an inexpensive coracle Google doc
S. Parameswaran and V.K. Murugesan
The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
TED talks
Anupam Mishra
Satyameva Jayate
Birds, Butterflies, Insects, Flora...
Wikipedia Commons images - JM Garg