There are four reservoirs in the city, namely, Red Hills, Cholavaram, Poondi and Chembarambakkam, with a combined capacity of 11,057 mcft.
By December 2013, with the Nemmeli plant's contribution going up from 80 to 100 MLD, the desalination plants in Nemmeli and Minjur and the new Veeranam project contribute more than 60 percent of the city's supply, which then was 575 MLD [REF].