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

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
urban river
administrativeAuthority Chennai Corporation
Public Works Department, Tamil Nadu
basinCountry India
city Chennai
country India
crossesInfrastructure Chennai Central railway station area
Egmore area
linked to: Egmore

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 district
linked to: Chennai

Tiruvallur district
pollutionSource encroachment-related runoff
industrial effluents
solid waste
untreated sewage
region Coromandel Coast
riverSystem Cooum River basin
linked to: Cooum River
sourceLocation near Kesavaram
sourceState Tamil Nadu
state Tamil Nadu
subjectOf Cooum River restoration projects
environmental litigation
urban planning studies
terminus Bay of Bengal at Chennai
linked to: Bay of Bengal

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chennai river Cooum River
Cooum River riverSystem Cooum River basin
linked to: Cooum River
Park Town locatedNear Cooum River
Tiruvallur district hasRiver Cooum River
Nalla Thangal Odai contributesTo Cooum River
Nalla Thangal Odai partOf Cooum River system
linked to: Cooum River