Thane the City of Lakes: Past, Present and Future

Abstract: Thane city has been an ancient city from Maharashtra. It was ruled by Mauryan rulers and was one of the important capital cities of the Shilahara dynasty. It was also had rule Portuguese and the British as well. Most significantly, this city has been famous for its thirty-six lakes and the water bodies. Once upon a time this city lakes had been the sources of water and were used for the religious purposes at certain times. They were also utilized for the purpose of recreation and tranquility in the lap of the nature. But many of these lakes have been closed due to the reclamation and the neglect of the administration. These water bodies have kept the climate in surrounding area clean and soothing as the lakes have been covered with the plants and trees. The paper has tried to find out the past, present conditions of the lakes by visiting some of the lakes in person. It also, has tried to make recommendations to the administrative bodies to kept this heritage alive for the future generations by taking care and looking after their maintenance