Poondi reservoir, Water reservoir in Tiruvallur district, India.
The Poondi Reservoir stretches across the Kotralai River with a storage capacity of 2573 million cubic feet, supplying water to Chennai metropolitan area.
The construction of the reservoir occurred between 1944 and 1959, requiring the relocation of the ancient Oondreswarar Temple originally built by the Cholas.
The reservoir bears the name of Sundara Sastri Sathyamurthy, a former Madras mayor who initiated efforts to bring Kotralai River water to the city.
The facility connects to Sholavaram Lake through the Poondi Canal, constructed in 1972 to minimize water loss during transmission over long distances.
During the 2015 northeast monsoon, the reservoir received extraordinary inflows exceeding 6,000 cusecs after remaining dry for several weeks.
Location: Tamil Nadu
GPS coordinates: 13.18500,79.86000
Latest update: June 3, 2025 22:54
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