Kaveripakkam Lake with 10 Sluice Gates and 2 overflow gutters, Kaveripakkam, Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Kaveripakkam Lake at Kaveripakkam was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples and Heritage sites at Thirumalaicherry, Gudimallur and Kaveripakkam. I extend my sincere thanks to Mr Ramesh Krishnamurthy for taking me to all these places. 

The Kaveripakkam lake get its  inlet water from river Palar and overflow water flows as Kosathalai River, which splits at Kesavaram Dam on continued as Kosathalai River and joins with Bay of Bengal. The diverted water from Kesavaram flows as Cooum River. The Kaveripakkam lake was excavated during Nadhivarma Pallava-III in 8^th Century. The banks are raised and strengthened at various stages. It was told that the stones of the dilapidated Shiva and Vishnu temples of Kaveripakkam was used for strengthening the banks of this lake during British period.

Kaveripakkam Lake holds 1474 Million cubic feet of water. The height of the lake is 30.65 feet, the bank length of 8.35 KM and spreads an area of 6.2 square miles ( 3968 acre ). The lake water irrigates about 19500 acres of land. The lake has 10 slucies and 2 over flow structures. 14 Villages gets benefit out of this lake water. In addition to this, the over flow water feeds about 55 small lakes / eris. The overflow water is regulated through 58 big sluices. The 10 sluices which feeds water for irrigation are named like, Nari ( Fox ) sluice, Lion Sluice, Palla Sluice, Moola sluice etc. The common inscription of all sluices are as flows.

Built by the order of the

Board of Revenue 1837

C M Oglive Esqre Principal Collector

Liue – W.I.Bird wood Civil Engineer 2^nd Dn

Mt Geo. Oliver Surveyor

C. Appoo Moodelly Huzzoor Maistry

 

The sad part is this lake is, 50% is encroached, the capacity also shrinks due to poor maintenance of the lake and accumulation of vandal earth.

HOW TO REACH
This temple at Kaveripakkam is about a KM from Madras – Bombay trunk Road / Chennai to Vellore Road / Mumbai Hwy.
The temple is about 10 KM from Walaja Toll gate, 11.6 KM from Walajahpet, 15 KM from Sholinghur, 17.4 KM from Arcot, 17 KM from Ranipet,  38 KM from Vellore and 95 KM from Chennai.
Nearest Railway Station is Sholinghur

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

Over flow shutters 

Sluice 

An encroached banana plantain farm, now submerged under water

Durga Shrine near Lion Sluice

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