Q. With reference to the Adyar river, consider the following statements:
1.It is a west flowing river.
2.It originates from the Malaipattu tank near Manimangalam village in Tamil Nadu.
3.The river forms estuary at its mouth.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Adyar river flows from west to east. It is one of the three rivers which winds through Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Adyar river starts from Malaipattu tank near Manimangalam village in Sriperumbudur taluk at about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tambaram in South Chennai. It flows through Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Chennai districts for about 42.5 kilometres before joining the Bay of Bengal in Adyar, Chennai. Here it forms an estuary, which extends from Adyar Bridge to the sandbar at the edge of the sea, with some small islets in between.
Source: The Hindu
