Red Hills Lake
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The Red Hills Lake,also called Puzhal Lake is located in Ponneri Taluk
of Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu, South India
. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City
, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake
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Ponneri taluk
Ponneri taluk is a taluk of Tiruvallur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Ponneri.- Population :...
of Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake
Chembarambakkam Lake
Chembarambakkam lake is a lake located in the Kanchipuram district of India, about 40 km from Chennai, South India. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Puzhal Lake. The Adyar River originates from this lake...
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- The full capacity of the lake is 3,300 million ft³ (93 million m³).