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	*[[Water management in Chennai]]		*[[Water management in Chennai]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = ICF Lake
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ta
| image =
| caption = ICF Lake
| image_bathymetry =
|pushpin_map=India Chennai
| caption_bathymetry=
| location = [[ICF Colony]], [[Villivakkam]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coords = {{coord|13|06|12|N|80|13|03|E|type:waterbody_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[Reservoir]]
| inflow =
| outflow =
| catchment =
| basin_countries = India
| length = {{convert|450|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="Hindu_RevivedICFLake"/>
| width = {{convert|270|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="Hindu_RevivedICFLake"/>
| area =
| depth = {{convert|7|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="Hindu_RevivedICFLake"/>
| max-depth =
| volume =
| residence_time =
| shore =
| elevation =
| frozen =
| islands =
| cities = Chennai
| reference =
}}
'''ICF Lake''', or ICF aeri, is a rain-fed reservoir located at [[Villivakkam]] and [[Ayanavaram]] areas of [[Chennai]], [[India]], reaching its peak levels during the monsoon seasons.

==History==
The lake had been used as a source of drinking water in the region since the 1930s, when the reservoir was constructed.<ref name="Hindu_WillLifeFlowBack">{{cite news
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| title = Will life flow back to ICF Lake?
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 5 May 2009
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Will-life-flow-back-to-ICF-Lake/article16590881.ece
| accessdate = 8 August 2018}}</ref> Till the 1950s, the reservoir was treated through a filtration unit and supplied as drinking water. From the 1950s, the reservoir began to get polluted due to mixing with oil waste and later by linking stormwater drain from the Villivakkam area, and drinking water supply was discontinued.<ref name="Hindu_WillLifeFlowBack"/> In 2017, the ICF conducted surveys and renovated the lake at a cost of {{INR}} 10 million<ref name="TOI_FactoryGoesGreen">{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Rail factory goes green, to restore lake in Villivakkam
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 20 July 2017
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/rail-factory-goes-green-to-restore-lake-in-villivakkam/articleshow/59672623.cms
| accessdate = 8 August 2018}}</ref> by removing sludge using dredgers, introducing new fish varieties, and building walking track around the lake.<ref name="Hindu_StoryOfALake">{{cite news
| last = Ganesan
| first = V.
| title = The story of a lake
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 3 (Downtown)
| language =
| date = 15 June 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/the-story-of-a-lake/article24168582.ece
| accessdate = 8 August 2018}}</ref>

==The lake==
The lake measures 450 meters in length, 270 meters in width, and is 7 meters deep. Seven infiltration wells have been sunk on the lake bed.<ref name="Hindu_RevivedICFLake">{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Revived ICF lake to turn a source of potable water
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 23 May 2017
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/revived-icf-lake-to-turn-a-source-of-potable-water/article18528357.ece
| accessdate = 8 August 2018}}</ref> The pathway around the lake measures 3 kilometers.<ref name="DC_LakesGetsNewLease">{{cite news
| last = Sampath
| first = N.
| title = Chennai: Lake at Integral Coach Factory gets new lease of life
| newspaper = The Deccan Chronicle
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Deccan Chronicle
| date = 29 May 2017
| url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290517/chennai-lake-at-integral-coach-factory-gets-new-lease-of-life.html
| accessdate = 8 August 2018}}</ref>

==The future==
The ICF has planned to build a greenhouse, covering 15,000 square feet, at a cost of {{INR}}7.5 million. It will have four chambers housing herbal, flower, ornamental, and indoor plants.<ref name="TOI_FactoryGoesGreen"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[Water management in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Hydrography of Chennai}}

[[Category:Lakes of Chennai]]
[[Category:Reservoirs in Tamil Nadu]]

{{Chennai-geo-stub}}

ICF Lake (Chennai) - Revision history

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>SoaringLL at 04:17, 17 March 2021