Cooum River
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The Cooum River is a small, heavily polluted waterway flowing through the city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cooum River canonical | 5 |
| Cooum River basin | 1 |
| Cooum River system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
urban river ⓘ |
| administrativeAuthority |
Greater Chennai Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Chennai Corporation
Tamil Nadu Public Works Department ⓘ
surface form:
Public Works Department, Tamil Nadu
|
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| city | Chennai ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| crossesInfrastructure |
Chennai Central railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Chennai Central railway station area
Egmore ⓘ
surface form:
Egmore area
Napier Bridge ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
loss of aquatic life
ⓘ
public health concerns ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | west to east ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Chennai ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Koovam River ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Kuvam River ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Kallar River
ⓘ
Nalla Thangal Odai ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
navigation channel in colonial period
ⓘ
water source for ancient Madras ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy pollution
ⓘ
sewage contamination ⓘ solid waste dumping ⓘ |
| length | about 72 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
ⓘ
South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Fort St. George, Chennai
ⓘ
Madras High Court ⓘ Ripon Building, Chennai ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Chennai
ⓘ
surface form:
Chennai district
Tiruvallur district ⓘ |
| pollutionSource |
encroachment-related runoff
ⓘ
industrial effluents ⓘ solid waste ⓘ untreated sewage ⓘ |
| region | Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Cooum River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cooum River basin
|
| sourceLocation | near Kesavaram ⓘ |
| sourceState | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Cooum River restoration projects
ⓘ
environmental litigation ⓘ urban planning studies ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Bengal at Chennai
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cooum River basin
this entity surface form:
Cooum River system