Ariyankuppam River
| Ariyankuppam River | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Territory | Puducherry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bay of Bengal |
• coordinates | 11°54′22″N 79°49′50″E / 11.90616890748764°N 79.83048701259104°ECoordinates: 11°54′22″N 79°49′50″E / 11.90616890748764°N 79.83048701259104°E |
Ariyankuppam River is a distributary of Sankaraparani River. It branches off Sankaraparani[1] near Thirukanchi. Due to property development, its origin was cut off. Thengaithittu Langoon is found in this river. Arikamedu is the major tourist spot in the river. Ariyankuppam River drains into Bay of Bengal at Puducherry Fishing Harbour.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Dredging begins in Ariyankuppam river". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 26 August 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 April 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^ "Bringing Puducherry beach back from the dead". LiveMint. 19 July 2017.
- Mohamed Rajab, P.; Thiruvenkatasamy, K. (2016). "Shoreline Change Studies Due to Construction of Breakwaters at Ariyankuppam River Mouth in Puducherry – a Union Territory of India, South India". Indian Journal of Science and Technology. 9 (45). doi:10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i45/101933.
Categories:
- Ariyankuppam
- Rivers of Puducherry
- Rivers of India