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Chembarambakkam Lake is located in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India, about Template:Convert from Chennai. It is the biggest of the two important rain-fed reservoirs, the other one being the Puzhal Lake, that supply drinking water to Chennai city . The Adyar River originates from this lake. A part of drinking water supply to Chennai metropolis is drawn from this lake. This was the first artificial lake built by Rajendra Chola I, the son of Rajaraja Chola, and Thiripuvana Madeviyar, prince of Kodumbalur.
During Chennai's water crisis of 2019, Chembarambakkam Lake dried up.[1]
The lake
Chembarambakkam lake was known as Puliyur Kottam. It is one of the 24 Template:Lang (villages) that existed even during the later Chola period in Thondai Mandalam which had Kanchipuram as its headquarters. The lake was built by Rajendra Chola, the son of Rajaraja Chola.[2]
The full tank level is Template:Convert. The full capacity of the lake is 3,645 million cubic ft (3.64 Tmc ft)(103215 million liters)[3].However, acute sedimentation has eroded more than 40% of its water holding capacity.[4] There is an ancient Shiva temple and Kanni Koil located here.Template:Citation needed
Pipelines
There are two pipelines existing from the lake's water treatment plant. The existing pipeline on Poonamallee Bypass Road has the capacity to convey only half of the 530 million litres that can be treated at the plant. In 2012, Chennai Metrowater started evaluating the feasibility of laying a third pipeline with a diameter of about 2,000 mm from the Chembarambakkam water treatment plant at a cost of Template:INR 650 million, which will run parallel to the existing one for over 6.5 km.[5]
Gallery
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Chembarambakkam tank, drinking water provider of Chennai
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16-lock view of Chembarambakkam tank
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Main 5-lock view of Chembarambakkam tank
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Water gushing out of tank when water was released during Sep-Oct of 2011
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Water gushing out of tank when water was released during 2011
See also
References
- ↑ Water Crisis In Chennai, Desperate Locals Pay Double For Private Supply: 10 Points. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ↑ A lifeline that ravaged Chennai. The Hindu(9 December 2015). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Live storage, water levels and rainfall data for Chennai Lakes. numerical.co.in. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
- ↑ Water, water... not many lakes to store. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 Dec 2011.
- ↑ Metrowater moots a third pipeline. The Hindu(2012-01-28). Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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