Sankey Tank

Sankey Tank is a man-made lake of about 15 hectares in western Bengaluru, ringed by Malleshwaram, Vyalikaval and Sadashivanagar. Col. Richard Hieram Sankey of the Madras Sappers built it in 1882 to secure the city's water after the Great Famine of 1876–78, linking it to the Miller's and Dharmambudhi tanks. It was also known as Gandhadhakotikere because the government sandalwood depot stood nearby.

Sewage inflows and litter later polluted the water and reduced its fish and birds. The water board and city corporation then turned the tank into a park, clearing encroachments, treating the water and adding paved walkways, landscaped gardens, a nursery and a separate tank for immersing Ganesh idols. In 2004 a case before the Lok Adalat helped halt plans for apartment blocks on and beside the lake bed.