| Pallavaram Lake | |
|---|---|
  Pallavaram Lake | |
 Periya Eri | |
| Location | Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 12°57′30.73″N80°9′5.7″E / 12.9585361°N 80.151583°E /12.9585361; 80.151583 |
| Settlements | Chennai |
Pallavaram Lake, also known as Periya aeri (Big lake) or Pallavaram aeri, is situated along Pallavaram Thuraipakkam Radial Road. It used to be a large lake, but it dried up and was polluted byindustrial wastewater and garbage.
A burial site remains and is used for burial rites.
This lake was once huge and the railway tracks and trains passing through were visible from the banks of the lake.[1] The lake does not have a single a drop of water[2] and has turned into a dumpyard with huge garbage piles.[3]
The lake's health was altered by the following:
The Pallavaram Lakes are well encroached by getting the green signal of authorities right from Collector to VAOs.
They are directly involved in destroying the lakes and encouraging the Water mafias to make drinking water as commodities.
Kanchipuram Collector is the main person behind this along with Pallavaram Municipal commissioner and Councillors.
There is a burial ground situated on south eastern end of the lake (behind Lakshmi nagar and Ganapathy puram). People perform last rites and immerse the ashes in the lake.[3]
