Study of Adyar Watershed

1. REGIONAL DESIGN STUDIO | ADVANCED LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO 03
LOCATION LAND USE
TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION
1G E E V A C H A N D A N A | K E E R T H A N A

2. 2WATERSHED BASINS
MAJORWATERSHEDBASINS

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ADYAR WATERSHED
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM TANK SRIPERUMBUDUR TANK
GUDUVANCHERRI VILLAGE
TIRUNEERMALA
ANAKAPUTHUR
NANDAMBAKKAM
ADAYAR BAY BENGAL
WATERSHED BASINS
MAJORWATERSHEDBASINS
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM TANK
[Adayar river attains its
stream like form]

4. 4
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE
SRIPERUMBUDUR LAKE
CHEMBARAMBAKKAMLAKE
WATERSHED BASINS

5. LOCATION Source: CMDA 2026 Master Plan and National Remote Sensing Centre Map
CHEMBARAMBAKKAMLAKE
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6. LOCATION | about
CHEMBARAMBAKKAMLAKE
• Located25KmfromChennai
• 13.01158°N80.06063°E,Kanchipuramdistrict,Tamil
Nadu,SouthIndia
• Type:Reservoir
• Oneof thetworain-fedreservoirs fromwherewater
isdrawnforsupplytoChennaiCity,theotherone
beingthePuzhalLake
• TheAdyarRiveroriginatesfromthislake
• TheFullTankLevelis85.40ft(26.03m)
• TheFullCapacity(mcft)ofthelakeis3,645millionft³
(108millionm³)
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7. LOCATION | about
CHEMBARAMBAKKAMLAKE
• BiggesttankinKanchipuramdistrict
• Artificialtankandrainfed,retainedbyembankment
• Before –4648acres
• Capacity–55.61to77.80millionsofcubicyards
• Present –5729acres
• Capacity–3120millionsofcubicfeet
• Waterisreleasedfromthelakewhenthelevel
reaches21feet asasafetymeasure.
• IthasShivatemplenearit
• Duetosilting40%ofitscapacityis reduced
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8. HISTORY | construction of tanks by Pallavas
CHEMBARAMBAKKAMLAKE
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WAR
AFFECTED ECONOMIC STABILITY IN PALLAVA DYNASITY
EXHAUSTION OF RESOURCES
LACK OF RAINFALL
NEGELECT OF IRRIGATION (1733 AD)
FAMINE (1806-07 AD)
The lands were depended on seasonal fed rivers which was not
perennial and hence provision of tanks, lakes, irrigation canals
to reduce the scarcity of water supply.
Source: Gazetteer of India,Tamilnadu state Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts, vol-2,editor M.Gopalakrishnan - 2000

9. VILLAGESFORSTUDY CHEMBARAMBAKKAMLAKE 9
MANNUR
VALAR
PURAM
MEVALURKUPPAM
THANDALAM CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE

10. INCREASE IN %of POPULATION GROWTH FROM2000 CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE 10
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE
MEVALURKUPPAM
THANDALAM
VALAR
PURAMMANNUR
HIGHEST POPULATION DENSITY

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THEWATERSHED-2005DETAILS
LANDUSE – LAND COVER

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THEWATERSHED-2010DETAILS
LANDUSE – LAND COVER

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MANNUR
VALARPURAM
MEVALURKUPPAM
THANDALAM
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE
LANDUSELANDCOVER–2005DETAILS

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MANNUR
VALARPURAM
MEVALURKUPPAM
THANDALAM
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE
LANDUSELANDCOVER–2010DETAILS

15. 15PROXIMITY | transport

16. 16PROXIMITY | transport
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE

17. 17PROXIMITY | water bodies
CHEMBARAMBAKKAM LAKE
LEGEND

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THANDALAM

19. 19LOCATION | about
THANDALAM
LOCALITY NAME : THANDALAM
BLOCK NAME : SRIPERUMBUDUR
DISTRICT :KANCHIPURAM AMBARAM
TOWN / TALUK: KANCHIPURAM
POSTAL DIVISION: TAMBARAM POSTAL REGION: CHENNAI REGION
PIN CODE: 600128
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Elevation / Altitude: 37 meters. Above Sea level
Thandalam current Weather Current Temperature is 37.4 °C
Humidity: 44%
Wind : From WSW at 8.0 kph
Tuesday chancet storms
28°C to 37°C
Location and Administration
Thandalam Village Gram Panchayath name is Thandalam ;
Irungattukottai ; Keevalur. Thandalam is 8 km distance from
Sub District HeadQuarter Sriperumbudur and it is 45 km
distance from District HeadQuarter Kancheepuram. Nearest
Statutory Town is Sriperumbudur in 8 km Distance .
Thandalam Total area is 9.13 hectares and Non-Agricultural
area is 252.31 hectares

20. 20LOCATION | about
THANDALAM ABOUT THANDALAM
• Thandalam is a Village in Sriperumbudur Block in
Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is
located 29 KM towards East from District head quarters
Kanchipuram. 45 KM from State capital Chennai
• Thandalam Pin code is 602105 and postal head office is
Sriperumbudur .
• Thandalam is surrounded by Kadambathur Block towards
North , Walajabad Block towards west , Kunnattur Block
towards East , Poonamallee Block towards East .
• Nandivaram-Guduvancheri , Thiruvallur , Thirunindravur ,
Kanchipuram are the near by Cities to Thandalam.
• This Place is in the border of the Kanchipuram District and
Thiruvallur District. Thiruvallur District Kadambathur is
North towards this place
• Thandalam 2011 Census Details
• Thandalam Local Language is Tamil And English.
Thandalam Village Total population is 5359 and number
of houses are 901. Female Population is 47.0%. Village
literacy rate is 80.0% and the Female Literacy rate is
35.2%.

21. 21LOCATION | about
THANDALAM EDUCATION
• Governement Pre Primary, Private Pre Primary, Govt Primary, Private Primary, Govt Middle and Govt Secondary Schools are available
in this Village. Private Engineering College is available in this village. Nearest Govt Senior Secondary School is in Sriperumbudur.
Nearest Govt Disabled School is in Poonamallee. Nearest Private Arts and Science Degree College is in Mevalurkuppam. Nearest
Private ITA College is inIrungattukottai. Nearest Private Polytechnic College is in Kancheepuram.
HEALTH
• 1 Primary Health Sub-Centre , 1 Veterinary Hospital are available in this village.
AGRICULTURE
• Drinking-Water and Sanitation
• Covered Well, UnCovered Well, Hand Pump and Tube Wells/Boreholes are other Drinking Water sources.
• Closed Drainage System Open Drainage System No Drainage System Available in this Village. This Village Covered Under Total
Sanitation. There is no system to Collect garbage on street. Drain water is discharged into sewer plant.
TRANSPORTATION
• Public Bus service available in this village. Private Bus service available in this village. Autos Available in this Village.
• National Highway passes through this village. State Highway passes through this village. District Road passes through this village.
• Pucca road, Kuccha Road, Macadam Road and Foot Path are other Roads and Transportation within the village.
OTHER AMENITIES
• This Village has a Power supply with 22 hour power supply in summer and 22 hour power supply in winter, Anganwadi centre, ASHA,
Birth & Death registration office, Sports facilities, Daily News Paper and Polling station are the other amenities in the village.

22. 22LOCATION | evolution
THANDALAM

23. 23DETAILS | land use – land coverage
THANDALAM
2005 2010
PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL LAND PREDOMINANTLY LAND WITH SCRUB, RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

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PROXIMITY|institutional,transport
healthcare,landmark
THANDALAM

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TRANSPORTATION|traffic
THANDALAM

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MEVALURKUPPAM

27. 27LOCATION | about
MEVALURKUPPAM
LOCALITY NAME : MEVALURKUPPAM
BLOCK NAME : SRIPERUMBUDUR
DISTRICT : KANCHIPURAM
STATE : TAMIL NADU
TIME ZONE: IST (UTC+5:30)
ELEVATION / ALTITUDE: 37 METERS. ABOVE SEA LEVEL
ABOUT MEVALURKUPPAM
• Mevalurkuppam is a Village in Sriperumbudur Block in Kanchipuram District
of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is located 42 KM towards East from District
head quarters Kanchipuram. 13 KM from Sriperumbudur. 33 KM from State
capital Chennai
• Mevalurkuppam Pin code is 602105 and postal head office is Sriperumbudur
. Mannur ( 4 KM ) , Valarpuram ( 4 KM ) , Irungattukottai ( 4 KM ) , Pennalur
( 5 KM ) , Katrampakkam ( 6 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Mevalurkuppam.
Mevalurkuppam is surrounded by Sriperumbudur Block towards South ,
Kunnattur Block towards East , Tiruvallur Block towards North ,
Kadambathur Block towards west . Thirunindravur , Thiruvallur ,
Nandivaram-Guduvancheri , Ambattur are the near by Cities to
Mevalurkuppam.
• This Place is in the border of the Kanchipuram District and Thiruvallur
District. Thiruvallur District Kadambathur is west towards this place .

28. 28LOCATION | about
MEVALURKUPPAM ABOUT MEVALURKUPPAM
• According to Census 2011 information the
location code or village code of Mevalurkuppam
village is 629203. Mevalurkuppam village is
located in Sriperumbudur Tehsil of Kancheepuram
district in Tamil Nadu, India.
• Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur are the district
& sub-district headquarters of Mevalurkuppam
village respectively. As per 2009 stats,
Mevalurkuppam village is also a gram panchayat.
• The total geographical area of village is 290.87
hectares. Mevalurkuppam has a total population
of 4,230 peoples. There are about 1,119 houses in
Mevalurkuppam village.
• Sriperumudur is nearest town to Mevalurkuppam
which is approximately 8km away.

29. 29LOCATION | evolution
MEVALURKUPPAM

30. 30DETAILS | land use – land coverage
MEVALURKUPPAM
2005 2010
PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL LAND PREDOMINANTLY LAND WITH SCRUB AND RURAL VILLAGE

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PROXIMITY|institutional,transport
healthcare,landmark
MEVALURKUPPAM

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TRANSPORTATION|traffic
MEVALURKUPPAM

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VALARPURAM

34. 34LOCATION | about
VALARPURAM
LOCALITY NAME : VALARPURAM
BLOCK NAME : ARAKKONAM
DISTRICT : VELLORE
STATE : TAMIL NADU
LANGUAGE : TAMIL AND TELUGU, URDU, MALAYALAM AND KANNADA
TIME ZONE: IST (UTC+5:30)
ELEVATION / ALTITUDE: 91 METERS. ABOVE SEAL LEVEL
ABOUT VALARPURAM
• According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of
Valarpuram village is 629204.
• Valarpuram village is located in Sriperumbudur Tehsil of Kancheepuram
district in Tamil Nadu, India. Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur are the
district & sub-district headquarters of Valarpuram village respectively. As
per 2009 stats, Valarpuram village is also a gram panchayat.
• The total geographical area of village is 712.17 hectares. Valarpuram has a
total population of 2,368 peoples. There are about 606 houses in
Valarpuram village.
• Valarpuram Local Language is Tamil. Valarpuram Village Total population is
4801 and number of houses are 1125. Female Population is 49.3%. Village
literacy rate is 64.2% and the Female Literacy rate is 27.0%.

35. 35LOCATION | about
VALARPURAMABOUT VALARPURAM
• Sriperumudur is nearest town to Valarpuram which is
approximately 8km away.
• Valarpuram is a Village in Arakkonam Block in Vellore District
of Tamil Nadu State, India. It is located 77 KM towards East
from District head quarters Vellore. 9 KM from Arakkonam. 73
KM from State capital Chennai Valarpuram Pin code is 631003
and postal head office is Jothinagar .
• Mudur ( 2 KM ) , Perungalathur ( 3 KM ) , Kilandur ( 3 KM ) ,
Konalam ( 4 KM ) , Kilpakkam ( 7 KM ) are the nearby Villages
to Valarpuram. Valarpuram is surrounded by Tiruvelangadu
Block towards East , Tiruttani Block towards west ,
Vijayapuram Block towards North , Nagari Block towards
North . Tiruttani , Arakkonam , Nagari , Thiruvallur are the
near by Cities to Valarpuram.
• This Place is in the border of the Vellore District and
Thiruvallur District. Thiruvallur District Tiruttani is west
towards this place .

36. 36LOCATION | evolution
VALARPURAM

37. 37DETAILS | land use – land coverage
VALARPURAM
2005 2010PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL LAND PREDOMINANTLY LAND WITH SCRUB AND RURAL VILLAGE

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PROXIMITY|institutional,transport
healthcare,landmark
VALARPURAM

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TRANSPORTATION|traffic
VALARPURAM

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MANNUR

41. 41LOCATION | about
MANNUR
LOCALITY NAME : MANNUR
BLOCK NAME : SRIPERUMBUDUR
DISTRICT : KANCHIPURAM
STATE : TAMIL NADU
TIME ZONE: IST (UTC+5:30)
ELEVATION / ALTITUDE: 37 METERS. ABOVE SEA LEVEL
ABOUT MANNUR
• Mannur is a Village in Sriperumbudur Block in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It
is located 39 KM towards East from District head quarters Kanchipuram. 13 KM from
Sriperumbudur. 37 KM from State capital Chennai
• Mannur Pin code is 602108 and postal head office is Pannur (Kanchipuram).
• Valarpuram ( 3 KM ) , Mevalurkuppam ( 4 KM ) , Nemili ( 5 KM ) , Sengadu ( 5 KM ) , Sri Ram
Nagar ( 6 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Mannur. Mannur is surrounded by Kadambathur Block
towards west , Poonamallee Block towards East , Tiruvallur Block towards North , Thiruvallur
Block towards North .
• Thirunindravur , Thiruvallur , Nandivaram-Guduvancheri , Ambattur are the near by Cities to
Mannur.

42. 42LOCATION | about
MANNUR
ABOUT MANNUR
• Mannur Local Language is Tamil And English.
Mannur Village Total population is 1820 and
number of houses are 384. Female Population is
47.7%. Village literacy rate is 69.2% and the Female
Literacy rate is 27.9%.
• This Place is in the border of the Kanchipuram
District and Thiruvallur District. Thiruvallur District
Kadambathur is west towards this place .

43. 43LOCATION | evolution
MANNUR

44. 44DETAILS | land use – land coverage
MANNUR
2005 2010
PREDOMINANTLY AGRICULTURAL LAND PREDOMINANTLY LAND WITH SCRUB , RESIDENTIAL AND RURAL VILLAGE

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PROXIMITY|institutional,transport
healthcare,landmark
MANNUR

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TRANSPORTATION|traffic
MANNUR

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