Archive · 26 May 2025
Trichy's British-Era Reservoir: A Century of Service
Imagine a giant water tank built a long time ago by the British for the railway workers in Trichy.
They chose a spot on a hill, pumped water from a nearby river, and built a special storage area.
This storage area is still used today!
It has five sections to make sure there's always water available.
The water then flows down from the high point of the tank to where it's needed in the workshops and homes.
Even after all these years, the system continues to provide water to the railway and is planned to be celebrated for its 100 years of use.
The British built a reservoir at Ponmalai, Trichy, a century ago to supply water to railway workshops.
The reservoir was created by converting a portion of a hillock to store water pumped from the Cauvery River.
It consists of five compartments with a total capacity of 23 to 33.1 lakh liters, still in use today.
Water is pumped from Sarkarpalayam to the reservoir, which is the tallest structure in the township.
Plans are underway to celebrate the reservoir's 100th anniversary.
- Who
- The British built it for the railway workshops.
- What
- A reservoir made of five compartments to store water.
- When
- Built about a century ago.
- Where
- Ponmalai, Trichy.
- Why
- To provide water for the railway workshop in Ponmalai.
- Location
- Ponmalai, Trichy
- Purpose
- To supply water for railway workshops and workers' quarters
- Water Source
- Cauvery River
- Capacity
- 23 to 33.1 lakh litres
- Construction Date
- About a century ago (around 1920s)