Lakes in Coimbatore City

The city of Coimbatore has nine lakes (wetlands). The 9 tanks in and around Coimbatore city was constructed some 800 years back.

1. Singanallur Lake
2. Kuruchi Lake
3. Valankulam Lake
4. Krishnampatti Lake
5. Muthannan Lake
6. Seevagasintamani Lake
   
7. Ammankulam (Disappeared)
8. Periya Kulam
9. Barathipuran lake
   
   

In most of the urban ecosystems, these wetlands are the major life-supporting component with high concentrations of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrate species.
The Coimbatore urban wetlands harbor more than 125 species of resident and migratory birds, with August – October being the peak season. Spot-billed Pelican, Painted Stork, Open Billed Stork, Ibis, Spot-billed Duck, Teal, Black Winged Stilt are a few species of the migratory visitors.

As of now, these lakes have almost formed a part of the city drainage system. Encroachment is another serious trouble faced by these lakes, most of the people living nearby, have extended their cultivation lands to these fertile flood plains of these shrinking lakes.

As the areas of the lakes are shrinking every year due to human activities, pelicans are losing their monsoon residency.

References:

http://peermade.info/environment/coimbatorelake
http://blog.crjayaprakash.com/index.php?paged=2