Chennai’s Cooum and Adyar rivers, long seen as key symbols of the city, are set to be taken up under a renewed restoration initiative that will be directly monitored by Chief Minister Vijay, according to a Dinamalar TV report.
The report notes that successive governments, including the DMK and AIADMK, have previously attempted to clean and ecologically revive the waterways. These efforts were aimed at improving river health and overall environmental conditions.
As part of earlier work, ₹604.77 crore was spent on the Cooum river restoration, the report said. The video indicates that the new plan is being positioned as a major project focused on reviving both rivers.
Further details on the scope and timeline of the proposed works were not provided in the available excerpt.
