Periya Kuppam, Ennore

Periya Kuppam^[1] is a fishing village^[2] near Ennore in Chennai of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.

Periya Kuppam, Ennore
Neighbourhood
Periya Kuppam, Ennore Periya Kuppam, Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 13.2121°N 80.3242°E / 13.2121; 80.3242
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Elevation	28.64 m (93.96 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
• Speech	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600057
Other Neighbourhoods	Ennore, Kathivakkam
Corporation	Greater Chennai Corporation
LS	Chennai North
VS	Thiruvottiyur

Location

Periya Kuppam is located at an altitude of about 28.64 metres (94.0 ft) above the mean sea level with the geographic coordinates of 13.2121°N 80.3242°E / 13.2121; 80.3242 near Ennore.

Periya Kuppam

Periya Kuppam, Ennore (Tamil Nadu)

Gas leakage

On 26 December 2023, there was an Ammonia gas leakage happened from Coromandel International Limited,^[3] the facility which produces Ammonia related chemicals, located near Periya Kuppam.^[4][5] Due to this incident, the operations of the industrial unit was suspended by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.^[6][7]