Ariyankuppam River

Ariyankuppam River
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]

See also

• List of rivers of Puducherry

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.