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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: Inspired by Kerala, the Chennai corporation has begun giving community wells an ornamental touch. At a time when open public wells are being increasingly closed for construction, corporation officials said such makeovers would encourage neighbourhoods to take pride and ownership of these wells. City corporation and metro water officials have jointly inspected around 200 unused community wells across all 15 zones of the city and have undertaken desilting and renovation of the community wells that have scope to be revived. Inspections of unused community wells are being carried out alongside inspection of rain water harvesting structures in residential and commercial buildings in the city. These rain water harvesting structures is expected to recharge ground water and keep the community wells from running dry..