Bangalore once had 141 lakes (tanks) of which 7 are untraceable, 7 are now small pools of water, 18 are illegally occupied by slums & private parties, 14 were dried up & leased out by the Government, 28 have been converted as parks, BDA housing extensions, & commercial areas and the remaining 67 lakes are in fairly advanced state of deterioration, save for two or three like
Ulsoor lake, Sankey tank, Hebbal, etc.
Some famous water bodies (tanks) which no longer exist are :
Dharamambudi tank (present SUBASH NAGAR, BANGALORE CITY TRANSPORT SERVICE & KSRTC bUS stands are built on the bed of this lake). That's why we still have a road named TANKBUND ROAD in that area.
Sampangi tank (present KANTEERAVA STADIUM was built on the bed of this lake).
Miller's Tank (now houses Guru Nanak Bhavan, schools,and several buildings).
The Halasoor Tank (now called ULSOOR LAKE), is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda (Kempe Gowda) Rulers in Bangalore.
Gandhinagar area is popularly nicknamed MAJESTIC, because of the Majestic Talkies (Theatre), which still exists in that area.
ANANDA RAO CIRCLE at Majestic is named after shri T. Ananda Rao, who was Dewan of Mysore from 1909 - 1912.