Veeranam Lake
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| Veeranam Lake | |
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| Location | Cuddalore district, Tamilnadu, South India |
| Coordinates | 11°20′10″N 79°32′40″E / 11.33611°N 79.54444°E |
| Type | reservoir, intermittent |
| Catchment area | 25 |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 11.2 |
| Max. width | 4 |
Veeranam Lake is located 14 kilometres SSW of Chidambaram in Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. The lake located 235 km from Chennai, India, is one of the water reservoirs from where water is planned to be supplied to Chennai.
Veeranam project[1] for supply of water to Chennai was conceived 36 years ago, but was not completed since the then CM was the architect of corruption and he siphoned out the money earmarked for the project. Then came the era of able CM Jayalalitha who was able to complete the project with ease and efficiency. Veeranam Lake was created during Chola period in the tenth century, built from 1011 to 1037 AD[2] and is an 16 km (10 mile) long dam in northern Tamil Nadu.
Ironically, the lake remains dry for a major part of the year.[citation needed]
In literature
The opening chapter of the much celebrated book Ponniyin Selvan is set on the banks of the Veera Narayanar Lake. Kalki gives an elaborate description of the features of the lake and the way multiple rivers flow into the lake. He also makes a reference to the fact, that Ramanujacharya decided on the number of peetas based on the number of openings in the lake.
Notes
- ^ V. Sridhar (May 08 - 21, 2004). "A pipe dream?". Frontline. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Veeranam Lake". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-13.