Coimbatore: There are neither visual holes nor underground fissures at Selvampathy lake. But water in this lake — once referred to as Ottakulam — will get drained as quickly as it's filled, to the amusement of even the good town advisor, who is making plans to redesign town lakes. Ottai in Tamil means hole.
According to the general public works division, the lake used to be earlier referred to as Ottakulam as a result of the ordinary phenomenon.
Eighty-year-old Pachiamma, who has been staying next to the lake for the final 40 years, stated thorny bushes thrived when she got here to the area. “Later, Naickers cleared the place and started farming. We have been agricultural labourers in their fields. I've noticed it myself. Water would by no means keep within the lake. It fills up as water from Vadavalli and Veerakeralam flows into it. But, inside of a few weeks, the water level would cross down enormously. One could see the cracks at the ground of the lake distinctly,” she stated.
Seconding her is 90-year-old R Palaniamma, who says she used to be born within the village. “These lakes have been all named after girls. Muthanan Kulam after Muthamma, Selvampathy after Selvamma nicknamed Ottakulam, Krishnampathy after Krishnamma and Narsampathy after Narasammma. Water would overflow from one lake into the other. But, what used to be ordinary used to be the water from Ottakulam would drain into Muthanan Kulam and all lakes would have water but now not Ottakulam,” she instructed TOI.
Meanwhile, town company engineers attributed the phenomenon to the atypical nature of the soil within the lake.
An respectable of Oasis India Inc, the private advisor operating at the good town venture, stated they got here across the term right through field research. “In public works division report, the lake used to be referred to as Ottakulam until 1972. May be the soil here has low percolation threshold,” stated architect Akash Hingorani with the company.
Public works division engineers instructed TOI that Ganganarayana Samudram near Perur additionally didn't retain water for a long time. “While all other lakes would have water, this lake near Perur would always be dry,” stated a senior engineer.
R Manikandan from Kovai Kulangal Paadhugaapu Amaippu, stated that the phenomenon at Selvampathy has more or less ceased after sewage and commercial effluents shaped a layer at the lake ground within the fresh years. He recommended the civic frame to set up a committee for lakes to hold out various studies on percolation and other systems.
According to the general public works division, the lake used to be earlier referred to as Ottakulam as a result of the ordinary phenomenon.
Eighty-year-old Pachiamma, who has been staying next to the lake for the final 40 years, stated thorny bushes thrived when she got here to the area. “Later, Naickers cleared the place and started farming. We have been agricultural labourers in their fields. I've noticed it myself. Water would by no means keep within the lake. It fills up as water from Vadavalli and Veerakeralam flows into it. But, inside of a few weeks, the water level would cross down enormously. One could see the cracks at the ground of the lake distinctly,” she stated.
Seconding her is 90-year-old R Palaniamma, who says she used to be born within the village. “These lakes have been all named after girls. Muthanan Kulam after Muthamma, Selvampathy after Selvamma nicknamed Ottakulam, Krishnampathy after Krishnamma and Narsampathy after Narasammma. Water would overflow from one lake into the other. But, what used to be ordinary used to be the water from Ottakulam would drain into Muthanan Kulam and all lakes would have water but now not Ottakulam,” she instructed TOI.
Meanwhile, town company engineers attributed the phenomenon to the atypical nature of the soil within the lake.
An respectable of Oasis India Inc, the private advisor operating at the good town venture, stated they got here across the term right through field research. “In public works division report, the lake used to be referred to as Ottakulam until 1972. May be the soil here has low percolation threshold,” stated architect Akash Hingorani with the company.
Public works division engineers instructed TOI that Ganganarayana Samudram near Perur additionally didn't retain water for a long time. “While all other lakes would have water, this lake near Perur would always be dry,” stated a senior engineer.
R Manikandan from Kovai Kulangal Paadhugaapu Amaippu, stated that the phenomenon at Selvampathy has more or less ceased after sewage and commercial effluents shaped a layer at the lake ground within the fresh years. He recommended the civic frame to set up a committee for lakes to hold out various studies on percolation and other systems.
Where in the world is all of water in Ottakulam going?
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