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'''Palair Lake''' is a [[man made lake]] and a major source of [[freshwater]] in the [[Khammam district]] of [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It is located at the Palair village in [[Kusumanchi]] mandal of the district and is about 30 kilometers away from the district headquarters of [[Khammam]].<ref name="nativeplanet">{{cite web|title=Palair Lake, Khammam|url=http://www.nativeplanet.com/khammam/attractions/palair-lake/|accessdate=17 February 2013}}</ref> The lake is a balancing reservoir for the Lal Bahadur Canal, a left bank canal of the [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Nagarjuna Sagar project]]. Covering an area of 1,748 hectares, the lake has a storage capacity of 2.5 TMC of water.<ref name="nativeplanet" /> The lake is an important tourist attraction in the district and water based adventure sports and recreational facilities have been provided at the lake in recent years to develop it as a tourist site.<ref>{{cite news|title=Palair Lake comes alive as Khammam festival takes off|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/19/stories/2006011912730300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060921071631/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/19/stories/2006011912730300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2006|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=January 19, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Allow free entry to children at resort'|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/08/stories/2007090858890400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204163902/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/08/stories/2007090858890400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2007|accessdate=17 February 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=September 8, 2007}}</ref> Electrical power is also generated using Palair reservoir water.<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Khammam district]]<br />
[[Category:Reservoirs in Telangana]]<br />
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