Sholavaram lake

Sholavaram lake is situated in Ponneri taluk of Thiruvallur area, Tamil Nadu, South India, It is one of the rain-bolstered repositories from where water is drawn for supply Chennai city from this lake to Puzhal lake through channels. Sholavaram is a peaceful town, 24 km north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Lakes close Chennai are wealthy in common excellence, verdure. Sholavaram lake is one of the biggest lakes in Chennai. It is situated close Sholavaram Airstrip, which has a T-molded base where the Indian armed force used to test their exercises.

The waterway has been associated in the middle of Sholavaram and Puzhal lake. People groups in the environment utilize the channel street to achieve Thiruvallur principle street, Redhills intersection and furthermore G.N.T street or National thruway NH5. An understanding was marked together by Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on April 14, 1976 to save 15 thousand million cubic feet TMC of Krishna water to Chennai city. Following this, an agreement between Andhra Pradesh Government and Tamil Nadu Government was marked on April 18, 1983 for illustration 15 TMC of Krishna water to Chennai City from Sri Sailam Reservoir to be passed on through Somaseela and Kandaleru Reservoirs. Consequently the water from Krishna waterway were put away in Sholavaram lake and also Poondi Reservoir for drinking purposes.