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'''Adyar Creek''' is a [[backwater (river)|backwater]] [[estuary]] located in [[Adyar, Chennai|Adyar]], [[Chennai]] at the mouth of the [[Adyar river]] along the [[Coromandel Coast]] of the [[Bay of Bengal]]. The creek begins near the [[Chetinnad Palace]], extending northward into the mainland and taking a complete U-turn near the [[Foreshore Estate]] before ending near [[Mandavelli|Mandavelipakkam]]. The creek surrounds the [[Quibble Island]].<br />
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==Eco-restoration==<br />
In 2008, a 58-acre [[Adyar Poonga]] bordered by Greenways road to the south, Town Planning Scheme road on the northwest, South Canal Bank road in the north east and Santhome Causeway bridge to the east was restored in the first phase and was completed in 2010. The second phase of restoration covers a total area of 300 acres.<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url = http://tnuifsl.com/crrt/adyarcreek-1.asp<br />
| title = Eco-restoration of Adyar creek (58 acres)<br />
| date = n.d.<br />
| website = Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust<br />
| publisher = CRRT<br />
| access-date = 15 July 2018<br />
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==Ecology==<br />
Following eco-restoration, the faunal diversity in the creek has increased from 273 in 2016–2017 to 331 in 2017–2018. Insect species, including butterflies and dragonflies, has increased from 98 to 155 in the same period. A total of 8 species of [[molluscs]], 13 species of [[crabs]], 155 species of [[insects]], 10 species of [[fishes]], 10 species of [[amphibians]], 19 species of [[reptiles]], 105 species of [[birds]] and 16 species of [[animals]] have been recorded in the eco park area. About 57,000 [[mangrove]] species and 35,000 terrestrial saplings have been planted in the estuary.<ref name="Hindu_FaunaUpAtAdyarCreek">{{cite news<br />
| title = Faunal diversity up in Adyar creek after eco-restoration<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 5 June 2018<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/faunal-diversity-up-in-adyar-creek-after-eco-restoration/article24084709.ece<br />
| access-date = 15 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Ennore Creek]]<br />
* [[Kovalam Creek]]<br />
* [[Pallikaranai wetland]]<br />
* [[Birding in Chennai]]<br />
* [[Water management in Chennai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Chennai}}<br />
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[[Category:Geography of Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Estuaries of India]]</div>UpdateBot