Bandra Talao

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.^[1] The lake was also called "Motha Sarovar" and was constructed by a rich Konkani Muslim known as Ghavte of Navpada (also spelt Naupada or Naopara) an adjoining village.^[2][3] It is spread across 7.5 acres.^[4]

Bandra Talao
Swami Vivekanand Talao, Motha Sarovar
The lake as viewed from the skywalk
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Location	Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Coordinates	19.056424°N 72.838245°E / 19.056424; 72.838245
Type	artificial
Surface area	3.0 hectares (7.5 acres)

The maintenance of the lake was later turned over to 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.^[5]