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Kolavai Lake is a lake adjoining the town of Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The lake is located about Template:Convert from Chennai, and is close to Paranur railway station and Chengalpattu Junction railway station.[2] During times of acute water shortage in summer, this lake serves as an additional source of water for the city of Chennai.[3][4] The lake hosts migratory birds such as the whiskered tern, Indian spot-billed ducks, moorhens, coots, and small waders.[2]
References
- ↑ A step in time for the resurrection of a dying lake. The Hindu(2012-08-09). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rediscovering lake Kolavai, Chengalpattu's hidden waterbody. The Hindu(2019-11-18). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ↑ Kolavai lake may quench the thirst of southern suburbs | Chennai News - Times of India, Kabirdoss, Yogesh. The Times of India(May 18, 2019). Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ↑ Chennai hunts for water in near-dry Kanchi, P. A., Jebaraj. Deccan Chronicle(2017-04-12). Retrieved 2019-11-20.