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{{Distinguish|Porur aeri}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Retteri
| image =
| caption = Retteri lake
| image_bathymetry =
| caption_bathymetry =
| location = [[Kolathur, Chennai|Kolathur]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| coords = {{coord|13.144|80.213|display=title,inline}}
| type = [[Lake]]
|pushpin_map=India Chennai
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of the lake within Chennai
| inflow =
| outflow =
| catchment =
| basin_countries = India
| length =
| width =
| area = {{convert|700|acre|abbr=on}} (water spread area: {{convert|400|acre|abbr=on}})<ref>{{cite news
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| title = Three more lakes to be added to city’s drinking water sources
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 3
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 26 November 2019
| url = https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20191126/281642487021545
| access-date = 2 January 2020}}</ref>

| depth =
| max-depth =
| volume =
| residence_time =
| shore =
| elevation =
| islands =
| cities = Chennai
}}

'''Rettai Eri''', locally known as '''Retteri''', is a lake in the [[Kolathur, Chennai|Kolathur]] area of [[Chennai]], [[India]] which is visible from the 100 ft road. Redhills road Junction is also named as Retteri Junction. The Government has planned to construct a flyover at this junction.<ref>{{cite news|title = Work on a3-lane flyover at Retteri junction is yet to begin.
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 29 October 2013
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/work-on-3lane-flyover-at-retteri-junction-to-begin/article5282634.ece}}</ref>

==Makeover==
The Grand Northern Trunk (GNT) Road cuts across the Rettai Eri. The lake covering 5.42-million sq. metre is being converted into an eco-tourism spot. The lake, which was once a drinking water source for the neighbourhood, now has water for most part of the year and is a haven for birds. According to Care Earth Trust, a city-based biodiversity research organisation, about 40 different species of birds have been sighted in the lake along with the Ambattur and Korattur lakes. Among them are the common tailorbird, the purple-rumped sunbird and the Asian openbill stork, a migratory bird.<ref name="Hindu_AnotherWeekendHangoutInTheOffing">{{cite news|title = Another weekend hangout in the offing
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 5 January 2015
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/another-weekend-hangout-in-the-offing/article6755179.ece
| access-date = 9 January 2015}}</ref>

The lake, which was in a state of neglect for several decades, gets inflows from Red Hills reservoir and Korattur lake. The Water Resources Department (WRD) has decided to improve Rettai Eri along with waterbodies in Ambattur and Korattur at a cost of {{INR}} 850 million. The improvement works include removing vegetation, desilting, introducing boating, and developing a park along the 3-km bund. Other works include planting various species of medicinal and flowering saplings to attract butterflies and birds, creating a walkers' path and a mud flat in the middle of the lake.<ref name="Hindu_AnotherWeekendHangoutInTheOffing"/>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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

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