The interlink between the ongoing water crisis in Chennai and the exploitation of lakes cannot be ignored. If citizens and local body officials had respected the water bodies that act as groundwater recharge systems, the city would have been self sustaining in terms of water availability. But let us look at two lakes to get a sense of what the reality on the ground is like -- Pallavaram Periya Eri and Keezhkattalai eri, both within Pallavaram Municipal limits. While many lakes including Natteri, Anneri, Zaderi were filled up to make way for residential settlements, a few such as Pallavaram Periya…
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