Kuvam River
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Kuvam River is an alternative name for the Cooum River, a short but historically significant river flowing through the city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuvam River canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority |
Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Works Department, Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Cooum River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial period in Madras
ⓘ
Chennai city history ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsIntoWaterBody | Bay of Bengal at Chennai coast ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchmentArea |
Tiruvallur district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Chennai district ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | near Napier Bridge, Chennai ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
industrial pollution
ⓘ
sewage contamination ⓘ solid waste dumping ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanSection | within Chennai city limits ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Kooum River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koovam River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuvam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important to the history and development of Chennai ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural and religious importance in Chennai
ⓘ
high levels of pollution in its urban stretch ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Tamil ⓘ |
| lengthApproxKm | 72 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South India ⓘ |
| mouth | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cooum River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Anna Nagar, Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arumbakkam, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Chepauk, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Chetpet, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Choolaimedu, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Egmore, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort St. George, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Nungambakkam, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Poonamallee High Road, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ Triplicane, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Tiruvallur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental litigation and public interest cases
ⓘ
multiple river restoration projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation in its upper reaches
ⓘ
navigation historically ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.