Nellore Amman Temple Pond (Waterbodies of Chennai - 58)

This temple of Nellore Amman was the main attraction of Selaiyur village in those days. Now, it has become a lesser-known site. The private temple has enough funds, and many renovations keep happening. However, no step has been taken to upkeep the temple pond. The tiny pond, which is spread around an area of 0.10 acre, would have been a scenic sight had it been maintained properly. Unfortunately, it remains neglected in the corner of this temple. The other side of the tank has garbage piled up.

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.