Madambakkam Lake, or Madambakkam aeri, is a rain-fed reservoir in Madambakkam, Chennai, India, that is filled only during the monsoon seasons. The lake covers an area of 250 acres.[1]

Madambakkam Lake
Location of the lake within Chennai
Location of the lake within Chennai
Madambakkam Lake
LocationMadambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates12°54′36″N 80°09′54″E / 12.910°N 80.165°E / 12.910; 80.165
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesIndia
SettlementsChennai

E.F.I's Restoration Effort

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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.

See also

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References

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  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.
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