| Madambakkam Lake | |
|---|---|
  Madambakkam Lake | |
| Location | Madambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 12°54′36″N80°09′54″E / 12.910°N 80.165°E Coordinates: 12°54′36″N80°09′54″E / 12.910°N 80.165°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | India |
| Settlements | Chennai |
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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.
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