Madambakkam Lake

Madambakkam Lake
Madambakkam Lake
Location	Madambakkam village, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	12°54′36″N80°09′54″E / 12.910°N 80.165°E / 12.910; 80.165
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	thiruvenchery lake surplus canal and
Primary outflows	pathuvenchery wier to sithalapakkam lake
Catchment area	thiruvenchery and madambakkam
Basin  countries	India
Max. length	1 km (0.62 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	250 acres (100 ha)
Average depth	1.8 m (6 ft)
Max. depth	3.0 m (10 ft)
Settlements	Chennai

Madambakkam Lake, or Madambakkam Aeri, is a rain-fed reservoir in Madambakkam, Chennai, India, lake serves water for agriculture field nearby and served a drinking water source. The lake covers an area of 250 acres. ^[1]

E.F.I's Restoration Effort

The Madambakkam lake was one of the first water bodies that the Environmentalist Foundation of India took up for cleaning and restoration. From early 2012 the organization has been volunteering to clean the lake with volunteer support over weekends. ^[2] The 4-year-long volunteer activity hit a road block and later resumed in 2020 as a full-fledged restoration effort. The restoration efforts included complete deepening, bund strengthening, inlet and outlet regulation, neem islands and cleaning.

See also

• India portal

• Water management in Chennai

References

1. Lakshmi, K. (8 May 2018). "Metrowater to rejuvenate two large waterbodies". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
2. T.S. Atul Swaminathan; Vaishali R. Venkat (31 August 2013). "An initiative to save Madambakkam Lake". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

External links

• Madambakkam–A secret gem in the water world