Chembarampakkam Lake Madras



  Chembarampakkam Lake water gushing out of the sluice gates. A narrative about the lake 270 years ago.
     " Sembaram  Pakkam twelve miles west of  Madras. Here there is a large tank nearly  four miles square constructed by the  celebrated  king Scholem - from whom this country is called Scholeremandelam ( Coromandel) or as others say by his sister. Here it collects rain from south and west and during the  dry season the water is let through  nine stone  sluice gates to neighbouring 32 villages. The  tank contains  a supply for 12 months. Near the great sluice there are marks to indicate how many months supply remain in the tank.

Source : Missionary  Travelogues
Pic : The Hindu

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