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{{Short description|Lake in Madras, India}} | |||
'''The Long Tank''' was a natural [[lake]] which was situated on the western frontier of the city [[Madras]], [[India]]. Comprising two sections - the Mylapore Tank to the south and a feeder lake Nungambakkam Tank to the north, it extended for about five miles from Sterling Road in the north to the suburb of [[Saidapet]] in the south. About a mile in width, it formed the boundary of Madras city as well as the district till 1921.<ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Muthaiah |title=Better in Madras than at Essex |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/madras-miscellany-better-in-madras-than-at-essex/article7800117.ece |access-date=10 February 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=24 October 2015}}</ref> | '''The Long Tank''' was a natural [[lake]] which was situated on the western frontier of the city [[Madras]], [[India]]. Comprising two sections - the Mylapore Tank to the south and a feeder lake Nungambakkam Tank to the north, it extended for about five miles from Sterling Road in the north to the suburb of [[Saidapet]] in the south. About a mile in width, it formed the boundary of Madras city as well as the district till 1921.<ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Muthaiah |title=Better in Madras than at Essex |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/madras-miscellany-better-in-madras-than-at-essex/article7800117.ece |access-date=10 February 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=24 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:01, 30 March 2022
The Long Tank was a natural lake which was situated on the western frontier of the city Madras, India. Comprising two sections - the Mylapore Tank to the south and a feeder lake Nungambakkam Tank to the north, it extended for about five miles from Sterling Road in the north to the suburb of Saidapet in the south. About a mile in width, it formed the boundary of Madras city as well as the district till 1921.[1]
Much of the Mylapore Tank was filled up in the 1920s to create the planned township of T. Nagar. The Nungambakkam Tank was filled up in 1971 and the memorial Valluvar Kottam constructed on the reclaimed land.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Sriram, V. "Locating a lost lake of Madras". The Hindu.
- indiatimes.com - Shocking pictures of Chennai floods
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ S, Muthaiah (24 October 2015). "Better in Madras than at Essex". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
