Perungudi Lake

Perungudi Lake
பெருங்குடி ஏரி (Tamil)
Perungudi Lake
Location of the lake in India.
Location of the lake in India.
Perungudi Lake
LocationChennai, India
Coordinates12°58′01″N 80°14′20″E / 12.967°N 80.239°E / 12.967; 80.239
Typelake
Surface area50 ares (54,000 sq ft)
Perungudi Lake Area Neighborhood come together for Protecting the Lake

Perungudi Lake (Tamil: பெருங்குடி ஏரி) is a 50 ares (54,000 sq ft) water body located near Chennai's IT corridor, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, India. It is one of the few protected lakes of Chennai, fully fenced with compound wall and pathways laid on its east and south side for walkers.

In the past,[when?] the lake was a major source of water for irrigation to its neighborhood agricultural lands. Presently it is still catering to the drinking water needs of few colonies surrounding the lake, and holds the ground water levels. Excess rain later flows into the lake through storm water channels from the nearby residential areas.

Perungudi lake is connected with Pallikaranai wetland through marsh lands spreading across Perungudi, Velachery, and Pallikaranai.