The Adyar River, which originates near the Chembarambakkam Lake in the Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers that winds through Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary.

Feb 1, 2024 · The upstream area of the Adyar River basin experiences a substantial number of flooding incidents, contributing significantly to urban flooding issues within Chennai city. The study seeks to create water surface elevations and water depth profiles for …

Feb 14, 2025 · The Adyar River basin covers approximately 860 square kilometers, extending across Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, and Chennai districts. The river originates in the Guduvancheri hills and receives water from various sources, including: Manimagalam Tank; Nandivanam Tank; Chembarambakkam Tank; Geographical Features. Total Length: 42 km

Aug 22, 2020 · The long suffering residents of Chennai have been living with two dead rivers, the Adyar and the Cooum, flowing through the heart of their city. These two rivers meander sluggishly through the city carrying sewage and dangerous pollutants.

Adyar watershed in the Chennai basin with an area of 686.13 Km2 was taken up for the study. In the present study, with the aid of GIS several morphometric parameters were determined to understand the nature, landscape development and hydrologic responses of Adyar watershed.

Mar 8, 2024 · Upstream of the Adyar River basin between 2030 and 2040 forecasts a minor change in each land use class percentage. The waterbody class has decreased slightly over the years by 0.09%, continuing the trend of a reduced area covered by water bodies in the region.

The Adyar River, which originates near the Chembarambakkam Lake in the Kanchipuram district, is one of the three rivers that winds through Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary.

Dec 31, 2022 · As part of flood mitigation work, the Water Resources Department (WRD) is preparing a detailed project report to build additional water channels in Adyar and Kovalam sub-basins.

Aug 28, 2020 · Over the past three decades, the Adyar has been used as a dumping site not only for building debris but for municipal as well as industrial waste. During the massive Chennai floods of 2015 the...

May 14, 2019 · The flood inundation maps depicts a clear picture about the impacts of climate change on the flooding pattern over the Adyar sub-basin. These results reveal that the peak discharge increases as a result of climate change, consequently increases the flood inundation over the Adyar sub-basin.