About Us

Guardians of Lakes Environmental Trust (GOLET) is an NGO based of Bangalore, India registered under The Indian Trusts Act, 1882. GOLET is all about rejuvenating lakes. The motive of doing so is two fold, To conserve water tables and to provide space for plants saplings and support them to become trees, Increasing the overall green footprint. At GOLET we have been rejuvenating lakes and water bodies with the support from individuals and corporates which wish to bring change to the society under their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives.

Officially known as Maragondanahalli-Gollahalli lake, it is situated in midst of Electronic City Phase 1, Bangalore. Initial Stages of lake is seen to have a lot of Duck weed, crocodile weed, algae and fungus. Approach to the lake was blocked by thick bushes as deep as 4 feet from the main road

Lake bed was used as a open bar by some people which eventually triggered some quarrels.

That’s when a group of individuals started to pursue the project . What started as a weekend project,  the team started cutting the bushes towards the road, using bush cutter, created their own tools to pull the weed out of lake.  In a span of few months, the lake became visible and people started to notice the change

Soon, Volunteers from community started joining. Kids were the first to join and then every weekend the residents from neighboring communities started lending a hand. In a span of 7 months the entire lake transformed into a community activity park Cleaned, mud filled, trees planted

Today, the lake is approachable, clean and boundaries marked

A Trust in the name of “Guardians of Lakes environmental Trust” was established to maintain the lake. Community comes together on Weekends for drives like painting on the tree trunks & foot path & Plastic cleaning organized by the trust amongst other activities. Regular events like Earth day and environmental day are celebrated by the community. Today the community is taking care of the lake with active participation from residents nearby and is looking forward to taking up more lake rejuvenation and environmental projects.

A Lake for the community and community for a Lake!

While that was the story behind our start, we want to continue the journey and complete more projects. We are looking forward to your support.

Join hands in Saving lakes, providing space for planting trees and increasing the green footprint