T. Ramakrishnan
The earliest proposal to clean the rive was mooted in 1890
CHENNAI: The Cooum question never vanishes. C.N. Annadurai, former Chief Minister, once described the Cooum river as a black spot on the fair face of Chennai.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/chennai-awash-dreams-clean-cooum
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cooum
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai-t