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Tamilnadu, South India Coordinates 11°20′10″N 79°32′40″E﻿ /
﻿11.33611°N 79.54444°E﻿ / 11.33611; 79.54444Coordinates:
11°20′10″N 79°32′40″E﻿ / ﻿11.33611°N 79.54444°E﻿ / 11.33611;
79.54444 Lake type reservoir, intermittent Catchment area 25 km2
(9.7 sq mi) Basin countries India Max. length 11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Max. width 4 km (2.5 mi)  Veeranam Lake(Veeranaaraayanapuram
Lake) is located 14 km (8.7 mi) SSW of Chidambaram in Cuddalore
district in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. 1 km
(0.62 mi) from Sethiyathope. The lake located 235 km (146 mi)
from Chennai, India, is one of the water reservoirs from where
water is planned to be supplied to Chennai.  The Veeranam
project,[1] to supply water to Chennai, was conceived in 1967 by
the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, C. N. Annadurai, and
executed under his successor, M. Karunanidhi. The project was
subject to rampant corruption and money ea