Kunduvada Kere (Mallikarjuna sagara Parivartita Kunduvada Kere) in Davangere, is a picturesque lake. It is one of the sources of drinking water for the city.It has been rejuvenated with the aid from world bank and will share the burden of providing water to the city's population. It serves as a picnic spots. The catchment area of this lake is nearly 253 Acres. Recently, it was rennovated and treated as Summer Water Storage Tank. The capacity of the tank is 20 MLD. Water supply facility provided by the tank covers more than 50% of the city area from past 2 years. This reservoir receives water from Bhadra reservoir located at Lakkavalli village near Bhadravathi and water comes through right bank canal. Though fishing and night camping is banned, it is open for the public on all the days till 7 p.m. It has been fenced at certain locations and forest department charges a nominal fee for entry. Now, Davanagere City Municipal Council has made a resolution to rename Kundwada Tank as " KUNDUVADA TANK- RENNOVATED S. S. MALLIKARJUNA SAGARA ".
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