Summary:
About five cars were disposed of on the lake bunds. Residents said that the 10-acre lake has shrunk to three acres over the years due to encroachment. The NGO restored the bunds using funds by local residents and fenced it by building walls. Putheri lake in Pallavaram is one of the major flood barriers for water to drain out during inundation. The localities flooded even last week when the Pallavaram lake was brimming..