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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Lake in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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[[File:Standup paddle or Paddleboarding activity in Lake Kolavai.jpg|thumb|Standup paddle or Paddleboarding activity in Lake Kolavai]]<br />
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'''Kolavai Lake''' is a lake adjoining the town of [[Chengalpattu]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-step-in-time-for-the-resurrection-of-a-dying-lake/article3743212.ece|title=A step in time for the resurrection of a dying lake|last=K.|first=Lakshmi|date=2012-08-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-20|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The lake is located about {{convert|60|km|mi}} from [[Chennai]], and is close to [[Paranur railway station]] and [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/dragonflies-out-in-the-sun/article30005789.ece|title=Rediscovering lake Kolavai, Chengalpattu's hidden waterbody|last=Akundi|first=Sweta|date=2019-11-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-20|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> During times of acute water shortage in summer, this lake serves as an additional source of water for the city of Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kolavai-lake-may-quench-the-thirst-of-southern-suburbs/articleshow/69380496.cms|title=Kolavai lake may quench the thirst of southern suburbs {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|last=Kabirdoss|first=Yogesh|date=May 18, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120417/chennai-hunts-for-water-in-near-dry-kanchi.html|title=Chennai hunts for water in near-dry Kanchi|last=P. A.|first=Jebaraj|date=2017-04-12|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref> The lake hosts migratory birds such as the [[whiskered tern]], [[Indian spot-billed duck]]s, [[moorhen]]s, [[coot]]s, and [[Wader|small waders]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105202334/http://ccsindia.org/ccsindia/interns2004/40.%20Governmentality_Narsimha.pdf Governmentality: Panacea from Chaos, Why the Fisher Folk of Kolavai Lake Want the Government to Regulate Them]<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Kanchipuram district]]</div>->MB