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Bandra Talao

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Type
  
artificial

Area
  
3 ha

Surface area
  
7.5 acres (3.0 ha)

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Location
  
Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Bandra Talao locally referred to as Swami Vivekanand Talao is a small lake located in Bandra, Mumbai. The lake was formerly known as Lotus Tank and is a Grade II heritage structure. The lake was also called "Motha Sarovar" and was constructed by a rich Konkani Muslim of Navpada (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village. It is spread across 7.5 acres.

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Map of Bandra Talao, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050

The maintenance of the lake was later taken over by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and renamed Swami Vivekanand Sarovar. Paddle boating facilities and pisciculture activities were operational in this lake during the 1990s. It is 200 years old.

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Bandra Talao Wikipedia