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The Environment department is responsible for pollution control across various ecosystems through the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. [12] The department formulates policies to mitigate the impact of pollution in water bodies, control of air and noise pollution, climate change adaptation and coastal regulation.
The Coastal Resource Centre wants the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate action to improve the air quality in Ennore. "The government needs to impose a moratorium on all industrial activities till the environment is restored, initiate long-term and continuous monitoring in Ennore region," said Nityanand Jayaraman, an environment activist.
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist, and then secretary to the Department of Agriculture, called at the Silent Valley region and his suggestion was 389.52 km 2 including the Silent Valley (89.52 km 2), New Amarambalam (80 km 2), Attappadi (120 km 2) in Kerala and Kunda in Tamil Nadu (100 km 2) reserve forests, should be ...
Protected areas of Tamil Nadu cover an area of 3,305 km 2 (1,276 sq mi), constituting 2.54% of the geographic area and 15% of the 22,643 km 2 (8,743 sq mi) recorded forest area of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It ranks 14th among all the states and union territories of India in terms of total protected area. [1]
Tamil Nadu is known for the diversity of its mammals due to the varying environments that sustain both dry and moist deciduous forests. [4] Notable species include Arboreal animals distributed in its hills, grasslands, mangroves, scrubs and forests.
Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 0.77 Vellode Bird Sanctuary is located in Erode district of Tamil Nadu. It is a man-made tank which is an ideal habitat for birds. 61 Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu: 8 April 2022 0.44 Udhayamarthandapuram is located in Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. The site consists of man-made irrigation tanks and ...
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park and as Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi and Valparai taluks of Coimbatore District and Udumalaipettai taluk in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department by ...
It is also one of the prioritised wetlands of Tamil Nadu. [3] The topography of the marsh is such that it always retains some storage, thus forming an aquatic ecosystem . A project on 'Inland Wetlands of India' commissioned by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India had prioritised Pallikaranai marsh as one of the most ...