Sholavaram Lake

Sholavaram Lake

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location = Thiruvallur, Tamilnadu
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Sholavaram Lake, located in Ponneri taluka of Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu, South India, is one of the rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai. On account of scanty rainfall for last three years (2003-05), the lake looks like a small pond now.


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