Ariyankuppam River

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Ariyankuppam River
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Location of mouth
Location
Country India
Territory Puducherry
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Bay of Bengal
  coordinates
11°54′22″N79°49′50″E / 11.90616890748764°N 79.83048701259104°E / 11.90616890748764; 79.83048701259104

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]

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References

  1. "Dredging begins in Ariyankuppam river". The Hindu. 26 August 2017. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. "Bringing Puducherry beach back from the dead". LiveMint . 19 July 2017.