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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Villivakkam lake
| image =
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| caption = Villivakkam lake
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| location = [[Villivakkam]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]
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| outflow = [[Otteri Nullah]]
| catchment =
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| area = {{convert|36.34|acre|abbr=on}}
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'''Villivakkam lake''' (Villivakkam aeri) is a [[lake]] spread over 36.34 acres in [[Villivakkam]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. The lake is located to the south of the neighbourhood of Villivakkam, adjacent to the thickly populated Sidco Nagar, and drains into the [[Otteri Nullah]]. The lake belongs to the Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board.<ref name="Hindu_AllSetForFacelift"/>

==Boundaries and drainage==
The lake used to be much larger until some decades ago. A 1972 estimate says the lake was about 214 acres then. However, it has now shrunk to about 20 acres of water area.<ref name="MM_TimeToRestore">{{cite journal | title = Time to restore vanishing water bodies | journal = Madras Musings | volume = XXVIII | issue = 2 | date = May 1–15, 2018 | url = http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-28-no-2/time-to-restore-vanishing-water-bodies/ | access-date = 21 October 2018}}</ref> The boundaries of the lake include Jawaharlal Nehru Road (Inner ring road) and [[Padi railway station]] on the west, [[Chennai–Tiruvallur High Road]] on the south, SIDCO Nagar Industrial Estate on the east, and residential areas on the north. Excess water from the lake is currently being released through the southern portion to [[Otteri Nullah]].<ref name="Hindu_LakesLoses177acres">{{cite news
| last = Lopez
| first = Aloysius Xavier
| title = Villivakkam lake loses 177 acres to encroachments
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 15 November 2017
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/villivakkam-lake-loses-177-acres-to-encroachments/article20446713.ece
| access-date = 18 Nov 2017}}</ref>

==Encroachments==
The lake had an area of 214 acres in 1972. However, due to indiscriminate construction of buildings around the lake, eventually eating into the lake, about 83 percent of the lake had been encroached. By 2017, the area of the lake reduced to 36.34 acres. In addition to [[Structural encroachment|encroachment]]s, the lake is dotted with dumped [[construction debris]], [[Illegal construction|illegal settlement]]s, railway line, and high-tension power line. The western and southern sides remain the most encroached portions of the lake.<ref name="Hindu_LakesLoses177acres"/>

==Developments==
In 2017, the [[Chennai Corporation]] developed an eco-restoration plan which included development of floating gardens in the lake. This involves development of a floating raft of [[phytoremediation]] plants in the lake to absorb pollutants from the lake. Of the 36.34 acres of the remaining lake, [[Chennai MetroWater Supply and Sewage Board|Chennai Metrowater]] is using 11.5 acres for operating its sewer network. Thus only 24.84 acres of the lake is available for eco-restoration.<ref name="Hindu_LakesLoses177acres"/> The work began in 2018 at a cost of {{INR}} 160 million.<ref name="Hindu_AllSetForFacelift">{{cite news
| last = Srikanth
| first = R.
| title = Villivakkam lake all set for a facelift
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 9 May 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/villivakkam-lake-all-set-for-a-facelift/article23817439.ece
| access-date = 20 October 2018}}</ref> Of the 36.5 acres, the Metrowater will develop a sewage pumping station and augmentation of water supply facility in an area of 11.5 acres.<ref name="Hindu_AllSetForFacelift"/>

There are also plans to connect existing stromwater drains to the lake as the lake does not have inlets for the drains. Other infrastructural plans included solar-powered sensors to monitor pollution levels, an open-air theatre, play area for children, [[Aavin]] milk parlour, parking lot, basketball court, immersed aerator, and a new bitumen road parallel to the railway line.<ref name="Hindu_LakesLoses177acres"/>

As of March 2020, a water museum has been planned at the lake at a cost of {{INR}} 200 million.<ref name="TOC_WaterMuseum">{{cite news
| title = Chennai to get Rs 90 crore worth infra projects including AC loos, water museum
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 17 March 2020
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/city-to-get-rs-90cr-worth-infra-projects-including-ac-loos-water-museum/articleshow/74663347.cms
| access-date = 4 September 2020}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}

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

Villivakkam lake - Revision history

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