A picnic on Nelligudde Lake near Bidadi which took us back in time!
I had an enjoyable stay with Bharath and Meenakshi at their nice and eco-friendly villa at Eagleton. Bharath and I had a good day of golf with our friends and residents Anu and Pramod on Wednesday. The next day thanks to Mallika, also a resident, Meenakshi planned a quick trip to Nelligudde Kere (lake) which is less than an half-hour ride from Eagleton. It was a nice outing!
Sridhar, who was also to join, couldn't make it. However he went early in the morning, to a small restaurant just off the Mysore road to collect 'Thatte Idli' (The best according to Mallika) which he had ordered the day before. No luck as the restaurant had not opened! It was still not open an hour later when we went past it! In fact, no Thatte Idly place was open on the way. however we noticed wine-shops were open!
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| Actually the main purpose was to eat thatte idli at the reservoir |
It was an easy ride, and on the way we had a glimpse of the Bangalore - Mysore National highway in the making. We reached the lake easily. We didn't need the help of 'googlamma' as Mallika knew the way! Parked the car and went up for a walk on the bund. No crowd, just an youngster and a girl who sprinted up and down the bund.
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A typical shrine seen in villages was protecting the Lake! |
It was a bit early, the lake looked very peaceful. The only noise was the women beating the clothes they had taken to wash! A fisherman on a coracle (a basket boat) was trying his luck at a distance! We did not see him land any fish while we were there. Just as well for vegetarians like us!
Bharath, Meenakshi and Mallika went ahead as I tarried to see the bullocks being given a nice rub and wash
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| Water level was around 12' |
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| Mask Discarded by an optimist or it just flew away |
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| As we were about to leave the young man with the striped tee shirt ran down to ask for a favor. He requested Dr. Meenakshi to speak to his mother. She went up again and counselled them. ( The young man had heard Mallika and Meenakshi discuss some health issues of women. Being a smart young man, he had rushed to get his mother to get her talk to Meenakshi.) |
Knowing the lax implementation of rules to preserve the lakes in Bangalore, the lake would become a total mess.
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| We settled for Masala Dosa and by-two uppittu at Kamat upchaar. |
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| The benefits of the lake ! |
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| Bharath liked the expanse of water! |
Comments
Most of these places on the outskirts are being converted to suit the ever expanding city.
And yes, the new law that gives any citizen the right to own a farm land can turn a boon
with more city dwellers preferring to buy some farm land and cultivating it. It might also
turn a bane if property developers find a way to guzzle these fertile lands and monetize
the beauty of the lake around.
I've seen few of my friends and relatives invest in farmlands as far as nagamangala and
they've been pumping in all their hard earned savings so that they and their children can
experience the serenity of being in a well cultivated farm.
Obviously, the next generation will reap most of the benefits. But that's still good
Gen next should as well do their bit in preserving and conserving
Let's hope they do wake up before its too late
Thanks for Sharing Srinidhi.
How long will they last
I remember going to Kanva?
Dam and the resthouse where we stayed at the resthouse attached to it
At that time tippagunadanahalli and hessarghatta were places to get away