This lake is located in the city of Coimbatore on north side
of Perur road and east of Selvapuram. It receives surplus water from the
Kumaraswamy Lake. It is a smaller lake compared to other lakes in the city.
Source: Times of India
"COIMBATORE: The
Selvachinthamani Lake in Selvapuram in the city will be the first urban water
body to be spruced up with the city municipal corporation deciding to spend Rs
2 crore to construct a fence around the lake and install a decentralized water
treatment unit at the main inlet into the lake.
The unit will ensure
that water draining into the lake is free from sewage and other contaminants.
The main objective of the move is to ensure pollution-free urban water bodies
which could be used to recharge ground water in the region.
"We will start
with Selvachinthamani Lake. The project will be financed with the general funds
of the corporation. The plan is to install a decentralized water treatment
plant at the main inlet into the tank on its north western side," said S Sivarasu,
deputy commissioner, Coimbatore Municipal Corporation.
The corporation chose
this lake as it is the smallest among the eight lakes under its control. spread
across 26 acres, the Selvachinthamani Lake has a single main water inlet
channel. The proposed plan is to fence the bund along the entire circumference
of the lake and also take up beautification work around the water body.
The corporation is
trying to get funding assistance from the Chennai River Restoration Trust
(CRRT) for carrying out rejuvenation work for seven water bodies apart from
getting central assistance from National Lake Conservation Policy (NLCP) of the
union ministry of environment and forests. "We have also roped in a
private voluntary group to conduct desilting of Selvchinthamani lake as part o
the rejuvenation drive," Sivarasu added.
The corporation had
carried out a community cleaning drive at Selvachinthamani lake about a
fortnight ago in which the entire lake bund and open premises around it was
cleaned and plastic was removed. Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) is
expected to carry out the conservation work at the lake in the coming
days."
After the cleanup and scientific restoration by EFI
volunteers
Selvachinthamani kulam
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