page_title: Vellayani Lake
section_title: Threats to the Lake
hierarchical_section_title: Vellayani Lake / Threats to the Lake
caption_attribution_description: English: Vavvamoola Lake road before tarring. Concrete benches in the background
context_page_description: Vellayani Lake, or Vellayani Kayal as known in local language, is the largest fresh water lake in Thiruvananthapuram district, of Kerala, India.
context_section_description: There was a move to drain the lake and use the reclaimed area for agriculture. It was resisted by locals and environmentalists and has been shelved.
  
  Illegal sand mining, pollution and land reclamation is affecting the condition of the lake.
caption: Vavvamoola Lake road before tarring with concrete benches in the background
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