Name of wetland : Selva Chintamani Lake
Location: It is located with in the city on north side of Perur road and east Selvapuram. It receives surplus water from the Kumaraswamy Lake. It is a small tank when compared to other tanks located in the city.
Latitude: 10° 59'29" N and Longitude: 76° 56'50" E
Size of wetland:
Catchment area: 0.653 Sq.miles
Water Spread area – 0.149 Sq.km
Length of the Bund – 1500.00 M
Length of Surplus escape – Regulater with 3 vents
No. of Sluices – 1
FTL – 1.83
MWL – 2.28
TBL – 3.91
Capacity – 3.02 M.cft
Ayacut – 72.00 Acres
Depth – 6.00 Feet
Taluk – Coimbatore
Village – Komarapalayam
Inlet and outlets:
It receives excess water from the Kumaraswamy tank. The outlet of the tank is in the form of regulator with three shutters. The shutters are located along the Perur road. The excess water from the tank will reach Coimbatore big tank in the down stream.
No of Inlets – 2 (1 from Kumarasamy and 1 sewage inlet)
No of Outlets – 1 (1 sluice)
Encroachments – Yes
Agriculture – No
Fishing – No
Other buildings / Pumping stations: Surrounded by lots of houses.
Roads:
Siruvani main road is the Southern side of this lake. The vehicle traffic is heavy in this road and bunds are filled with dumping of debris.
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