Covelong
Covelong (Kovalam) is a fishing village in India, 40 kilometres south of Chennai, on the East Coast Road en route to Mahabalipuram. Covelong was a port town developed by the Nawab of Carnatic, Saadat Ali. It was taken over by the French in 1746, and destroyed by the British in 1752.
The Dutch built a fort in Covelong during the colonial times, which today has been made the Taj Fisherman's Cove, a private luxury beach resort.
Covelong beach is one of the few places in the East Coast where wind surfing takes place.
Metropolitan Transport Corporation(MTC) and TNSTC Villupuram operates bus services connects almost all area in Chennai city and Metropolitan Transport Corporation construct new Bus Depot in this place in near future. It is connect Broadway, T.Nagar, CMBT, Pallavaram, Tambaram, Pattur etc.
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