Nothencheri Lily Pond (Waterbodies of Chennai - 18)

This is perhaps one of the best-kept secrets of South Chennai. Located in a secluded place amidst a village atmosphere, it is not affected by the traffic or urbanization of neighborhood areas. Near the historic Madampakkam, a small hamlet called Noothencheri is found. There is this lovely lily pond located.

The villagers use this pond for bathing and fishing. I don't see any Government body taking any measure to maintain this. However, it is neatly maintained by the villagers themselves. There is no specific name for this pond which occupies an area of about 1.4 acres. The villagers refer to this as Noothencheri Kulam. The street is also named Kulakkarai (the road on the pond's banks).

It's a pleasant sight to find such a well-maintained, beautiful pond full of water in a typical village atmosphere in a city like Chennai.

Happy travelling.

Note: As per a report, there were about 650+ waterbodies in the Chennai region till the 1980s. Today, only a fraction of them exist. And most of those surviving waterbodies hardly have water, and even some of them that have water have been poorly shrunk. In Chennai, there are tank roads without tanks nearby and lake-view roads without lakes. There is a high possibility that even the few waterbodies we have today might vanish soon. I decided to visit the currently surviving waterbodies of Chennai and its suburbs and write about them in my blog as a series.

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