{"id":129917,"date":"2026-10-21T13:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=129917"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:45:25","slug":"nanjarayan-bird-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nanjarayan-bird-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it was observed that even after more than four years of notification, Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary is yet to get through transformation befitting Ramsar Site.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>large shallow wetland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> situated along the north-eastern region of Uthukuli Taluk of Tiruppur District in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was repaired and <\/span><b>restored by King Nanjarayan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who ruled the region many centuries ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is centered on a <\/span><b>fresh water lake, fed by Nallar River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a tributary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/noyyal-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Noyyal River<\/strong><\/a> that runs through Tirupur city.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the 17th<\/span><b> bird sanctuary of the state<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> owing to its rich avifaunal diversity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a <\/span><b>Ramsar site of International importance.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>lies in the Central Asian Flyway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is an important breeding and foraging site for both resident and migratory birds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> About 191 species of birds, 87 species of butterflies, 7 species of amphibians, 21 species of reptiles, 11 species of small mammals and 77 species of plants have been recorded in and around the lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Coimbatore\/four-years-after-notification-nanjarayan-bird-sanctuary-yet-to-get-through-transformation-befitting-ramsar-site\/article71604963.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary is a large shallow wetland situated along the north-eastern region of Uthukuli Taluk of Tiruppur District in Tamil Nadu. 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