Veeranam Lake

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lake_name = Veeranam Lake
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location = Cuddalore district, Tamilnadu, South India
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type = reservoir, intermittent
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catchment = 25
basin_countries = India
length = 11.2
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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. Ironically, the lake remains dry for a major part of the year.Fact|date=December 2007

Veeranam project [cite news | title= A pipe dream? |author=V. Sridhar|publisher=Frontline |url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2110/stories/20040521004009700.htm|date=May 08 - 21, 2004|accessdate=2007-03-16] for supply of water to Chennai was conceived 36 years ago, but is yet to be completed for various reasons. Veeranam Lake was created during Chola period in the 10th century 16 km (10 mile) long Veeranam Dam in Tamil Nadu, built from ad 1011 to 1037 [cite news | title= Veeranam Lake |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/624524/Veeranam-Dam#tab=active~checked%2Citems~checked&title=Veeranam%20Dam%20--%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia|date=2008|accessdate=2008-08-13] .

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.

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