MATERIAL AND METHOD (VALUATION OF LAKES IN BANGALORE – A CASE STUDY)

Bangalore District is located in the heart of south Deccan of Peninsular India. It is situated in the south-eastern corner of Karnataka state (12^o39’ – 13^o18’ N latitude and 77^o22’ – 77^o52’ E longitude) with a geographical area of about 2,191 sq. km and at an average elevation of 900 m above the mean sea level. The climate of the district has agreeable temperature ranging from the highest mean maximum of 36.2^o C in April to lowest mean maximum of 11.4^o C in January. It has two rainy seasons from June to September and from October to November coming one after the other but with opposite wind regime, corresponding to south-west and north-east monsoons. The mean value of the rainfall of about 900-mm with standard deviation of 18.7 mm was recorded from the year 1875 to 1976.