Tag: Cooum River

The Cooum River is the shortest classified river draining into the Bay of Bengal. This river is about 72 km in length, flowing 32 km in the Urban part and the rest in rural part. The river is highly polluted in the urban area .Along with the Adyar River running parallel to the south, the river trifurcates the city and separates Northern Chennai from Central Chennai. Its source is in a place by the same name ‘Cooum’ or ‘Koovam’ in Tiruvallur district adjoining Chennai district. The classification of Unpolluted Vs Polluted Part: Polluted Part: Paruthipattu Anaikat to the River Mouth in the Bay of Bengal. Unpolluted Part: The Origin in the Cooum Village to Paruthipattu Anaikat.