Water level in Chembarambakkam lake 40 percent less than last year

Of 3.64 tmcft capacity, reservoir has 1.9 tmcft water, officials attribute drop to monsoon delay

- S GURUVANMIKANATHAN

The water level in Chembarambakkam lake, one of Chennai's major drinking water sources, is 40% less than the corresponding level last year.

According to data from the Water Resources Department (WRD), the current storage in the lake is 1.889 tmcft against the total capacity of 3.645 tmcft, while the storage last year was 3.130 tmcft.

However, there may be some hope as the water level in the lake rose from 1.61 tmcft on November 3 to 1.89 tmcft on November 15.