Explanation: The Ennore Creek is a backwater located in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

· As an arm of the Kosathalaiyar River, the Creek meets the Bay of Bengal at Mugathwara Kuppam, while the northern channel of the creek connects to the Pulicat Lake.

· This creek has been demarcated as Coastal Regulation Zone IV (Water Body) in the coastal zone management plan by the Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority.

· Undertaking any reclamation, bunding, construction or altering the water bodies is illegal under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 & Environment Protection Act, 1986.

Source: FORUMIAS