{"id":47563,"date":"2026-08-07T12:20:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47563"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:20:08","slug":"adyar-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/adyar-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Adyar River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Adyar River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu Minister for Rural Development and Water Resources recently inspected Adyar river areas, prioritizing cleaning efforts and addressing residents&#8217; needs for basic amenities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Adyar River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Adyar River (sometimes called Adayar) is an important river flowing through the city of <\/span><b>Chennai <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>originates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near the <\/span><b>Chembarambakkam Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, it <\/span><b>reaches the Bay of Bengal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a place called the <\/span><b>Adyar Estuary.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Total Length: 42.5 km<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the three rivers which winds through Chennai.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The river forms a<\/span><b> backwater near the mouth,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as the <\/span><b>Adyar Creek, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to the <\/span><b>formation of sandbars at the mouth.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This creek is a <\/span><b>natural channel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which <\/span><b>carries tidal water back into the sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>river collects surplus water <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from about 200 tanks and lakes, small streams, and the rainwater drains in <\/span><b>Chennai city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a combined catchment area of 860 sq.km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the<\/span><b> waste from the city<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is drained into this river.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Adyar Estuary, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">covering around 300 acres, is home to diverse bird species and marine life.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognizing its ecological significance, it was declared a <\/span><b>protected wildlife reserve in 1987. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/chennai\/minister-anand-inspects-areas-along-the-adyar-river\/article71301655.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adyar River is an important river flowing through the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. 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