I completely support the issues that Rahul and Palash have highlighted. Here’s some information and images shedding light on the historical context of the lake.
The landscape of Delhi is dotted with several water bodies that have formed the life line of nine cities that developed between 11th century till 20th century. The natural topography was utilised to create tanks and reservoirs and other water harvesting structures like wells, baoris (step wells) and hauz. 
All these form part of a complex traditional water utilisation and management system. Some of the traditional water bodies that have survived the onslaught of real estate pressures and insensitive urban planning continue to serve the needs of the people till date. In recent times there has been a complete reversal in the relationship of people with water bodies; from being considered as sacred life-giving to points of dumping urban waste.
It is time that whatever intervention that we as individuals are part of should be first judged by its imapct on nature. The best way is to ‘Consult with Nature and then merge with it seamlessly’ so that we are part of the web of life . . .
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