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Is it possible to clean Cooum?
The government has managed to clean up the Cooum river inside the city after decades, but the riverside is fast turning out to be a dumpyard at certain stretches. Under the Cooum river eco-restoration project, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has desilted and widened nearly 15 km of the waterway in the city limits.
Why Mylapore is called black town?
‘ After the establishment of the Company’s factory at Madras in 1639, weavers and merchants were attracted from many other south Indian centres, and settled along the coast north of Fort St George, in what became known as ‘Black Town,’ as opposed to the ‘White Town’ in the fort.
Where does Adyar River originate?
Chembarambakkam Lake
Adyar River/Sources
Coordinates:13.01367°N 80.26559°E The Adyar or Adayar, originating near the Chembarambakkam Lake in Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers which winds through Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary.
How many lakes are there in Chennai?
11 Lakes in Chennai that are a Boon to the Place.
Where will the water come from to flush out Cooum river naturally?
The river is 70km long and if you draw all the water in the first 55km itself, where will the water come from to flush out the river naturally. Two dams on Cooum — the Kesavaram dam and Korattur anicut — draw all the water from the river.
What is the Cooum River?
The Cooum as it flows through Chennai today. One of the shortest rivers to drain into the Bay of Bengal, the Cooum is now a local synonym for an open sewer and is generally considered to be beyond the realms of redemption.
Can the Cooum and korattaliyar rivers be saved?
Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, a chronicler of the Cooum river says that no project will be successful unless there is enough water in the river to flush out naturally. Venkatesh says, “As long as Madras is thirsty, the two rivers — Cooum and Korattaliyar — cannot be saved.
How clean is the Cooum River in Chennai?
The Cooum upstream, till about Thiruverkadu, is quite clean. It supplies most of the water to Chembarambakkam lake. Downstream, all the sewage is let out into the river and it is partially treated, at best. So, the critical need is to handle the sewage that’s coming into the river.