As per BBMP's official documents, the lake, which is spread over 15 acres, was restored in 2012. An amount of Rs 5 crore was allotted by the government to carry out maintenance work at the lake.
Spread over 14.13 acre, the Basavanapura lake was taken up for rejuvenation at a cost of Rs 5 crore by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) around five years ago.