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.
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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 NERFINISHED → |
| emptiesInto | Bay of Bengal → |
| environmentalIssue |
loss of aquatic life
→
public health concerns → water pollution → |
| flowsDirection | west to east → |
| flowsThrough | Chennai → |
| hasAlternativeName | Koovam River NERFINISHED → |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Kuvam River NERFINISHED → |
| hasTributary |
Kallar River
NERFINISHED
→
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
→
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 (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Cooum River basin"