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Reinforcing the Long Forgotten Southern Frontier of Madras
Stretching for about 22 kms inside the Chennai City, the Adayar River is currently a sewage channel that is running across the city. Dating back in the history around nineteenth century, Adayar was a non-perennial river which was used for seasonal recreation by the British. Madras being home to three main rivers Kosasthalaiyar, Cooum, and Adayar was home to the first rowing center in Madras. Madras Boat Club which is located in the banks of Adayar is the regulatory body to conduct boating activities. The boating activities slowly shifted from the Ennore creek to long tank and then to the Adayar. Due to the rapid urbanization and increasing demand for infrastructure on one hand and land unavailability on the other, the acquisition of land on the river beds inside the city reached its peak. Connecting the sewage drains to the river, dumping of waste in and on the banks and multiple other factors including e-waste and bio-waste deposits in the water has led to the deterioration of the river’s ecology. This research will investigate the bathymetry of the river, the behavior of the residents of Saidapet settlement and the functioning of Guindy Industrial Estate, which lie along the banks of Adayar from Ekkaduthangal bridge and Marmalong bridge in the heart of Chennai City, and come up with a sample model which will focus on indigenous system of water quality improvement that will aid in the natural process of runoff and infiltration and also complement to reduce the impact of flooding, thus bracing Adayar.
Reinforcing the Long Forgotten Southern Frontier of Madras
Stretching for about 22 kms inside the Chennai City, the Adayar River is currently a sewage channel that is running across the city. Dating back in the history around nineteenth century, Adayar was a non-perennial river which was used for seasonal recreation by the British. Madras being home to three main rivers Kosasthalaiyar, Cooum, and Adayar was home to the first rowing center in Madras. Madras Boat Club which is located in the banks of Adayar is the regulatory body to conduct boating activities. The boating activities slowly shifted from the Ennore creek to long tank and then to the Adayar. Due to the rapid urbanization and increasing demand for infrastructure on one hand and land unavailability on the other, the acquisition of land on the river beds inside the city reached its peak. Connecting the sewage drains to the river, dumping of waste in and on the banks and multiple other factors including e-waste and bio-waste deposits in the water has led to the deterioration of the river’s ecology. This research will investigate the bathymetry of the river, the behavior of the residents of Saidapet settlement and the functioning of Guindy Industrial Estate, which lie along the banks of Adayar from Ekkaduthangal bridge and Marmalong bridge in the heart of Chennai City, and come up with a sample model which will focus on indigenous system of water quality improvement that will aid in the natural process of runoff and infiltration and also complement to reduce the impact of flooding, thus bracing Adayar.
Reinforcing the Long Forgotten Southern Frontier of Madras
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Thirumaran, K. (editor) / Balaji, G. (editor) / Prasad, N. Devi (editor) / Bhuvaneshwari, G. (author) / Kongara, Girishma (author)
2021-04-30
22 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Reinforcing the Long Forgotten Southern Frontier of Madras
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