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  2. Pallikaranai Marsh - Wikipedia

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    Named Pallikaranai Swamp Forest Block, it is the 17th reserve forest area in the Tambaram Range, whose reserve forest area goes up to 56.27 square kilometres (21.73 sq mi) with this addition. The first scientific bird census in the state conducted in January 2010 revealed that birds still visit the marsh despite the non-stop dumping by the city ...

  3. Pallikaranai - Wikipedia

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    Pallikaranai wetland is a fresh water swamp adjacent to the Bay of Bengal situated in south Chennai with a geographical area of 80 km 2. In 2007, a major portion of the Pallikaranai marshland was declared a reserve forest area and brought under the Tambaram range of the Forest department. The swamp is helpful in charging the aquifers of the region.

  4. Birding in Chennai - Wikipedia

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    Pallikaranai marsh is a freshwater swamp adjacent to the Bay of Bengal covering an area of 80 square kilometres. It is one of the finest natural freshwater ecosystems in the city. Over 100 resident and migratory bird species have been recorded so far.

  5. List of Ramsar sites in India - Wikipedia

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    Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 12.48 Pallikaranai wetland is a freshwater marsh located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is the only surviving wetland ecosystem of the city and among the few and last remaining natural wetlands of South India. 52 Pichavaram Mangrove Forest: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 14.79

  6. Pichavaram - Wikipedia

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    Pichavaram consists of a number of islands interspersing a vast expanse of water covered with mangrove forest. [3] The Pichavaram mangrove Forest is one of the largest mangrove forests in India covering about 45 km 2 of area (as of 2019).

  7. Velachery - Wikipedia

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    Velachery is a neighborhood of Chennai. It is located in the southern part of the Chennai city sharing borders with Guindy in the north, Taramani in the east, Perungudi in the south-east, Pallikaranai in the south, Madipakkam in south-west, Adambakkam in the west and north-west.

  8. Ennore Creek - Wikipedia

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    Sunset over the Ennore creek. Ennore Creek is a backwater located in Ennore, Chennai along the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.It is located in the zone comprising lagoons with salt marshes and backwaters, submerged under water during high tide and forming an arm of the sea with the opening to the Bay of Bengal at the creek.

  9. Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Tamil Nadu, [2] South India, covering 21.47 km 2 (8.29 sq mi) along the Palk Strait where it meets the Bay of Bengal at Point Calimere at the southeastern tip of Nagapattinam District.