Puzhal aeri, Chennai

Name: Puzhal aeri
Address: Chennai, India

#53 among attractions in Chennai

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Puzhal aeri, or Puzhal lake, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake and Porur Lake. ()

Local name: रेड हिल्स Built: 1876 (149 years ago)Average depth: 50 ftElevation: 30 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 13°9'46"N, 80°10'15"E

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Puzhal aeri – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Korattur Lake, Cholavaram aeri, Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple, Madhavaram Junction.

2.8 miS
Lake
Korattur Lake, Ambattur
73 min walk • Korattur Aeri, or Korattur Lake, also known as Vembu Pasumai Thittu, is a lake spread over 990 acres in Korattur, Chennai, India. It is located to the north of the Chennai–Arakkonam railway line. It is one of the largest lakes in the western part of the city.
4.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Cholavaram aeri
115 min walk • Sholavaram aeri, or Sholavaram lake, is located in Ponneri taluk of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply Chennai city from this lake to Puzhal lake through canals.
4.4 miS
Temple
Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple, Chennai
113 min walk • Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, located at Padi, a north-western neighbourhood of Chennai, India. Shiva is worshiped as Tiruvalleswarar, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Jagadambiga.
2.7 miE
Bridge
Madhavaram Junction, Ambattur
70 min walk • Madhavaram Junction, also known as Madhavaram Bypass, is an important junction in the city of Chennai, India. It is located in Madhavaram to the north of Maduravoyal Junction at the intersection of Chennai Bypass and NH 5.
4.4 miSW
Lake
Ayanambakkam Lake, Ambattur
112 min walk • Mel Ayanambakkam Lake is one of the clean water lake in Chennai district's locality Mel Ayanambakkam near Thiruverkadu. It is a lake spread over 210 acres. This lake is also an important water source for the metropolitan areas of Chennai city.
3.3 miS
Bridge
Pattaravakkam, Chennai
84 min walk • Pattaravakkam is a small sub-urban locality in the north-west part of Chennai, Kanchipuram district, India. It comes under the Ambattur municipality and situated along the Chennai-Mumbai railway. In 2011, the population of Pattaravakkam was 1,441.
4.3 miS
Neighbourhood
Padi, Ambattur
111 min walk • Padi is a locality and neighbourhood in the city of Chennai, India. It was named after Nayanmars, Especially Sundarar, came to Padi and sang songs in the Lord Shiva Temple.
3.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Korattur, Ambattur
94 min walk • Korattur is situated in the western part of Chennai. It is a part of the Ambattur Zone of Chennai Corporation and located along the Chennai-Bangalore/Mumbai railroad about 12 km from the Chennai Central.
4.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Villivakkam, Ambattur
110 min walk • Villivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is served by the Villivakkam railway station on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam suburban section.
2.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Oragadam, Ambattur
65 min walk • Oragadam has developed from being a rural area along the Redhills high road to become one of the important residential localities of Ambattur. It was a part of the erstwhile Ambattur Municipality till October 2011. Now as per a G.O. Oragadam has become a part of the zone 7, Ambattur, of the Chennai Corporation.
2.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Sengundram, Chennai
65 min walk • Sengundram, known in English as Red Hills, is a neighbourhood in the northwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The name was derived from the red hills that was formerly present in this area for the most part.