Adyar River Restoration
Adyar River Restoration
BACKGROUND
Adyar River originates at Adhanur Lake near Guduvancheri. Surplus water from Chembarambakkam joins near Thiruneermalai giving it shape as a river and flows 42 km through the districts of Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Chennai. It confluences with the Bay of Bengal near Adyar. A Detailed Project Report with a comprehensive plan was prepared for the eco-restoration of the Adyar River from Adhanur lake to the river mouth for a distance of 42 km with the major components proposed are sewage management, solid waste management, river channel improvement, rehabilitation and resettlement, biodiversity management and river front development.
The Government of Tamil Nadu has accorded administrative sanction of Rs.744.60 crore for the implementation of Adyar River Restoration from origin to the river mouth.
Department Works
The implementation of the eco-restoration of Cooum River is an integrated process with various line departments involved
Water Resources Department
Sustainable River mouth opening, Desilting, Flood Protection Wall, Demarcation & Fixing boundary stones
Greater Chennai Corporation
SSolid waste removal, Fencing, Boom deployment, Beautification of Bridges Developing parks and walkways, Riverine Plantation and Underground sewerage scheme (UGSS)
Directorate of Municipal Administration
Solid waste removal, Community Toilet, Fencing
Directorate of Rural Development
Solid waste removal & Fencing
Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board
Laying of interceptor pipelines, Installing modular sewage treatment plants and Underground sewerage scheme (UGSS)
Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board
Resettlement & Rehabilitation plan
Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust
Monitoring of project implementation
Various sub-projects proposed under this eco-restoration project are being implemented by concerned line departments viz., desilting works and construction of flood protection wall by Water Resources Department; Solid waste removal, fencing, beautification of bridges & developing parks by the Greater Chennai Corporation; Removal of solid waste, fencing and vegetation along the banks by Directorate of Municipal Administration and Directorate of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in their respective areas, Laying interceptor pipelines and installing modular sewage treatment plants by Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board; Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Project Affected Families (PAFs) by the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board. Monitoring and Plantation of riverine vegetation are entrusted with CRRT. The eco-restoration activities are under implementation by concerned line departments.
