File photo of Chembarambakkam lake 
Chennai

Copious rains increase storage in lakes

Copious rainfall has paved the way for increased storage in the city lakes, as water level hovered around 1.5 tmc on Tuesday. The water level in Chembarambakkam Lake rose to .5 tmc.

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Chennai

According to Public Works Department, there was heavy rain in the catchment areas around the lakes. Officials also said that the inflow into Chembarambakkam rose to 1,719 cusecs, from a mere zero cusec, while inflow to the Red Hills lake was 1,643 cusecs on Tuesday. 

G Vijayakumar, Executive Engineer, Kosasthalaiyar Basin circle, said, “All the four lakes have been receiving good inflow and we can expect the level to cross beyond two tmc of water, if there is heavy rain in the coming days.” They were closely monitoring Chembarambakkam Lake, as inflow and rains might increase the storage steadily,” he added.

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