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The Latest Breaking News from Cooum

PMK slams CMDA for approving high-rises at Cooum flood plains in Poonamallee

S. Ramadoss slams CMDA for approving high-rise buildings in Cooum flood plains, WRD approves raising land height.

The Hindu · Dec 15, 2023

T.N. Chief Secretary directed to file status report on Cooum, Adyar river restorations

NGT directs TN Chief Sec. to report on restoration status of Cooum, Adyar rivers & Buckingham Canal. CRRT informed NGT TN govt. made restoration of Cooum & Adyar top priority. Various activities by line departments incl. CMWSSB, GCC, WRD, DMA, DRD & TNUHDB being implemented. NGT orders update on implementation…

The Hindu · Oct 5, 2023

Resettlement woes of people of the Buckingham Canal

As Tamil Nadu makes another attempt at reviving Buckingham Canal, slum dwellers along the waterway have become restive. They want in situ or proximate resettlement. It will be a challenge for the government to implement its ambitious pilot project while walking the talk on the resettlement

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2023

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Fishermen oppose pen-shaped memorial in the sea

Various fishermen’s associations say the proposed pen-shaped memorial in the sea near the Marina will become an obstruction to the movement of water and sand and lead to closure of the bar mouth of the Cooum

The Hindu · Aug 6, 2022

After a 2-year struggle, 178 families get houses allocated in the city

From localities along the Cooum, they did not want to relocate to Perumbakkam

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022

Chennai: Commercial buildings encroaching on Cooum to go next

CHENNAI: After completing rehabilitation of a majority of squatters from the banks of the Cooum, authorities are now targeting the commercial buildings that are located on the river bank. More than 150 such buildings have been identified by the authorities, which are found in various parts of the city.

The Times of India · Apr 24, 2022

Form permanent panel to check illegal sand mining, says NGT

The direction to the Chief Secretary came in a case related to allegations of illegal beach sand mining at the mouth of Cooum near Napier Bridge and in coastal eco-sensitive zones

The Hindu · Apr 10, 2022

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