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	~~{{Portal\|India}}~~
	* [[Water management in Chennai]]		* [[Water management in Chennai]]
	* [[Chetput lake]]		* [[Chetput lake]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Paruthipattu lake
| image =
|pushpin_map=India Chennai
| caption = Paruthipattu lake
| image_bathymetry =
| caption_bathymetry =
| location = [[Avadi]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| coords =
| type = [[Pond]]
| inflow =
| outflow =
| catchment =
| basin_countries = India
| length =
| width =
| area = {{convert|22|hectare|abbr=on}}<ref name="Hindu_EcotourismSpot"/>
| depth = {{cvt|12|feet}}
| max-depth =
| volume =
| residence_time =
| shore =
| elevation =
| islands =
| cities = Chennai
}}
'''Paruthipattu Lake''' is a lake in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is located in the [[Avadi]] locality of Chennai. It is the second eco-park in the city after the [[Chetput lake]].<ref name="Hindu_EcoParkReadyByMonthEnd">{{cite news
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| title = Eco-park at Paruthipattu lake to be ready by month-end
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 3
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 14 March 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/eco-park-at-paruthipattu-lake-to-be-ready-by-month-end/article26525987.ece
| accessdate = 1 May 2019}}</ref>

==History==
The lake remained one of the neglected waterbodies in the western suburbs for long. In 2018, the Water Resources Department restored the lake at a cost of {{INR}} 280 million in two phases, developing it into an eco-tourism spot. The lake eco-park was opened to public on 21 June 2019.<ref>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Western suburbs get a new recreational space
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 2
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 22 June 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/western-suburbs-get-a-new-recreational-space/article28103880.ece
| accessdate = 22 June 2019}}</ref> The renovation involved relocation of approximately 500 people.<ref name="NDTV_LakeOffersHope">{{cite news
| last = Stalin
| first = J. Sam Daniel
| title = After Rs. 28 Crore-Project, Chennai Lake Offers Parched City Hope
| newspaper = NDTV
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = NDTV.com
| date = 27 June 2019
| url = https://www.ndtv.com/cities/chennai-water-crisis-paruthapattu-lake-in-avadi-cleaned-after-rs-28-crore-project-offers-parched-cit-2059903
| accessdate = 8 July 2019}}</ref>

==The lake==
The lake is fed by surplus water from the unpolluted stretch of the [[Cooum river]].<ref name="Hindu_EcotourismSpot">{{cite news
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| title = Ecotourism spot to come up near Avadi by year-end
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 13 April 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ecotourism-spot-to-come-up-near-avadi-by-year-end/article23520160.ece
| accessdate = 20 October 2018}}</ref> The lake serves as a source for groundwater recharge in the neighbouring areas, such as Adhiparasakthi Nagar and Govardhanagiri.<ref name="Hindu_EcoPark">{{cite news
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| title = Paruthipattu lake on city outskirts to get eco-park on lines of Chetpet
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 8 November 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/paruthipattu-lake-on-city-outskirts-to-get-eco-park-on-lines-of-chetpet/article25440136.ece
| accessdate = 10 November 2018}}</ref> The average depth is 12 feet.<ref name="NDTV_LakeOffersHope"/>

The eco-park surrounding the lake consists of a 3-km-long walking track, children's play area, refreshment block, a central plaza for public gathering, a boat deck with three landing areas, a couple of islands for nesting birds, an open-air theatre, an administration office building, and vehicle parking lot.<ref name="Hindu_EcotourismSpot"/><ref name="Hindu_EcoPark"/> About 35 varieties of plants have been planted around the lake.<ref name="Hindu_EcoParkReadyByMonthEnd"/>

A sewage treatment plant has been built on the shore at a cost of {{INR}} 350 million to treat sewage from the Avadi municipality. The facility will pump 10 million litres of recycled water into the lake, besides selling an equal amount of water for industrial use.<ref name="NDTV_LakeOffersHope"/>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai Topics|left}}
{{Hydrography of Chennai}}

{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Lakes of Chennai]]

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