Krishnayyana Katte lake near foothills of BR Hills

We had joyous weekend since company provided off on uncommon day. The plan was to visit Biligiri Rangana Betta (BR Hills) and it was executed perfectly. The weekend whizzed by thanks to glorious rains. The atmosphere was clean, the vegetation was green and summer rains provided added colors to overall scene. The surrounding still looks partially arid but prediction of abundant rains will soon accentuate the greenery of the regions! I will elaborately write about our visit some day.

My better half was browsing web for nearby attractions. The one she found was Krishnayyana katte just nearby forest check-post of BR Hills. Perhaps this was the one which seemed like small puddle from hill summit. Once the stay concluded, we descended straight to Krishnayyana katte. This is lake primarily built for irrigation and drinking needs. The amazing part was the BR Hills as its backdrop. The serene nature surrounding it adds additional charm to this beautiful lake.

Being in desolated area surrounded by forest and hills, the lake is guarded by electric fences to prevent people from descending to lake bed. This may be to prevent littering the area or illegal activities or even prevent water accidents. Not sure if electric fence is operating or not since it's damaged at few locations

Spillway is located at lower bed of lake which is obvious which facilitates automatic draining of excess lake water. A pipeline runs parallel to spillway path which means the water is used for irrigation and drinking water purpose.

There is large unofficial parking area where you can comfortably park car. The tiny speck is our pride chariot!

The tree shadowing the state highway provided interesting perspective!

Last year our state witnessed drought and hence lake may not be flourishing. There is anticipation of excess rains this year. Perhaps the lake would be partying around October timeframe and we hope it does so. The farming area too was green. In fact, entire stretch from kollegal to BR hills was flourishing with vibrant greenery!

Stairs leading to lakebed is constructed. Not sure if it was for maintenance purpose or for tourism during early days. As visitors reach beyond threshold, authorities are forced to close down fun activities due to lack of civic sense among people.

We browsed through lake walk path for a while under hot-humid sun. The rains have cleaned up the sky and blue sky was visible even under intense sun. Plenty of aquatic birds were also spotted including pied kingfisher. I couldn't capture any since camera has issues now.

These lakes are backbone of the surrounding area which receive relatively scanty rainfall and no river flow. The construction of lake nearby foothills turns such lakes more useful since the vegetation attracts more rains. In winter season, this place will be heaven which can accommodate migrant birds easily due to presence of vibrant nature and devoid of human chaos.

Here is short video from lake