Chembarambakkam Reservoir Chembarambakkam lake is a lake located about 25 km from Chennai . It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs fro...
Chembarambakkam Reservoir
Chembarambakkam lake is a lake located about 25 km from Chennai.
It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Puzhal Lake.
The Adyar River originates from this lake.
A part of water supply of the metropolis of Chennai is drawn from this lake.
This was the first Artificial lake built by Rajendra Chola I the son of Rajaraja Chola and Thiripuvana Madeviyar, prince of Kodumbalur.
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Chembarambakkam lake was known as Puliyur Kottam.
It is one of the 24 kottams (villages) that existed even during the later Chola period in Thondai Mandalam which had Kanchipuram as its headquarters.
There is an ancient Shiva temple and Kanni Koil located here.
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