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.

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Kuvam River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
administrativeAuthority Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Government of Tamil Nadu
Public Works Department, Tamil Nadu
alternativeName Cooum River
associatedWith British colonial period in Madras
Chennai city history
basinCountry India
country India
emptiesInto Bay of Bengal
flowsIntoWaterBody Bay of Bengal at Chennai coast
flowsThrough Chennai
hasCatchmentArea Tiruvallur district
parts of Chennai district
hasEstuary near Napier Bridge, Chennai
hasIssue industrial pollution
sewage contamination
solid waste dumping
hasMouthIn Chennai
hasUrbanSection within Chennai city limits
hasVariantSpelling Kooum River
Koovam River
Kuvam
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
linked to: Chennai

South India
mouth Bay of Bengal
partOf Cooum River basin
passesNear Anna Nagar, Chennai
Arumbakkam, Chennai
Chepauk, Chennai
linked to: Chepauk

Chetpet, Chennai
Choolaimedu, Chennai
Egmore, Chennai
Fort St. George, Chennai
Nungambakkam, Chennai
linked to: Nungambakkam

Poonamallee High Road, Chennai
Triplicane, Chennai
linked to: Mylapore
region Coromandel Coast
sourceRegion Tiruvallur district
state Tamil Nadu
subjectOf environmental litigation and public interest cases
multiple river restoration projects
usedFor irrigation in its upper reaches
navigation historically

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Cooum River hasAlternativeSpelling Kuvam River