Porur Lake

Porur Lake Retteri
Porur lake with the Chennai Bypass bridge in the background
Porur Lake Retteri
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	13°02′03″N 80°09′02″E / 13.034223°N 80.15065°E / 13.034223; 80.15065Coordinates: 13°02′03″N 80°09′02″E / 13.034223°N 80.15065°E / 13.034223; 80.15065
Native name	போரூர் ஏரி (ரெட்டேரி)  (Tamil)
Basin countries	India
Surface area	200 acres (81 ha)
Water volume	46,000,000 cubic feet (1,300,000 m3)
Settlements	Chennai

Porur Lake is located on the fringes of Porur in south-west Chennai and is a primary water resource for people residing in Chennai. It is a temporary catchment area connected with Chembarambakkam Lake. It is spread over 200 acres with a capacity of 46 million cubic feet (mcft).

There are four filters working 24x7 to pump water to K. K. Nagar double tank distribution point.^{[citation needed]} Bathing, washing and/or swimming is currently prohibited in this lake from 1995.^{[citation needed]} A better view of the lake can be appreciated from the Chennai bypass.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, the Water Resources Department initiated a project to increase the capacity the tank along with two other lakes in the city at a cost of ₹ 130 crore. This would deepen the lake by at least 1 m and increases the capacity to 70 mcft.^[1][2]

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See also[]

• Water management in Chennai

References[]

• K. Lakshmi (20 December 2009). "Porur lake in pitiable state". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009.
• "Residents evicted from Porur lake area protest". The Hindu. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007.