PUZHAL LAKE

Puzhal lake, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India.

It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water
is drawn for supply to Chennai City.
The Puzhal reservoir was built in 1876 during the British rule in Puzhal Town.

The reservoir was originally a small tank with a capacity of 500 million cubic feet
In 1997, the storage capacity of the water reservoir was increased to 3,300 mcft and the depth to
21.20 ft to cater to the drinking water needs of Chennai and also to store Krishna river water received
from Andhra Pradesh through Poondi Reservoir and the Sholavaram Tank.
Until 2012, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has only taken up maintenance work worth
of ₹ 500,000 every year.