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Villivakkam Lake, and an 8.5-acre pond being developed adjacent to it, are acceptable to person 5 cardinal litres of treated h2o regular from a sewage attraction works to guarantee that some waterbodies clasp h2o passim the year, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) said.
A property merchandise said the pond is being constructed astatine a outgo of ₹7.90 crore, successful compliance with the directions of the National Green Tribunal. It volition beryllium linked to the water done pipelines.
The task besides includes a 900-metre-long walkway, landscaped greenish spaces covering 11,400 sq.m., and lake-bund strengthening works utilizing geo-textile and geo-grid technologies.
The pond is being developed adjacent to Villivakkam Lake, which has undergone restoration nether the Smart City Mission.
The Villivakkam Lake, dispersed crossed 27.5 acres of onshore handed implicit by the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), has seen an summation successful its water-holding capableness aft desilting and restoration measures carried retired nether the Smart City Mission.
First signifier of the project
The archetypal signifier of the task included the enactment of water bunds, walkways, seating areas, drinking h2o facilities, an administrative block, and a storm-water drain to transmission rainwater into the lake. A solid suspension span was besides constructed.
The 2nd phase, projected nether a public-private concern model, volition see facilities specified arsenic a philharmonic fountain, boating, sportfishing decks, h2o slides, a vertebrate park, an aquarium, play areas, fittingness facilities, restaurants, a skating rink, theatres, and parking infrastructure.
According to the release, the statement is expected to make an yearly gross of astir ₹1 crore for the GCC. The attraction costs volition beryllium borne by the backstage operator.
GCC Commissioner G.S. Sameeran inspected the works connected Sunday and directed officials to expedite their completion.
