Over the past few decades, Chennai’s Cooum river has turned into a smelly eyesore.
Over the past few decades, Chennai’s Cooum river has turned into a smelly eyesore. Studies found the river water 80 per cent dirtier than sewage. But all that might change if MK Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, fresh from a visit to Singapore, keeps his word. He has formed a Chennai River Water Authority which is going to organise a mega clean-up soon on the lines of the restoration of the River Singapore. His plan includes duck races, fishing contests, river taxis and boat rides on moonlit nights.
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