Free Courses Sale ends Soon, Get It Now


Pallikaranai Wetland

17th October, 2023

Disclaimer: Copyright infringement not intended.

Context

  • The curtain for the migratory season has been raised in the Pallikaranai Marshland.
  • Over 150 garganeys, waders and raptors are flocking in the marshland.

Details

  • Pallikaranai Wetland is a freshwater marsh in the city of Chennai.
  • It is situated adjacent to the Bay of Bengal.
  • The marshland is located along the Coromandel Coast south of the Adyar Estuary.
  • Pallikaranai marshland is the only surviving wetland ecosystem of the city.
  • It is among the few and last remaining natural wetlands of South India.
  • It is one of the 94 identified wetlands under the National Wetland Conservation and Management Programme (NWCMP) operationalized by the Government of India in 1985–86.
  • It is home to some of the most endangered reptiles such as Russell's viper.
  • It has birds such as the glossy ibis, grey-headed lapwings and pheasant-tailed jac
  • Cormorants, darters, herons, egrets, open-billed storks, spoonbills, white ibis, little grebe, Indian moorhen, black-winged stilts, purple moorhens, warblers, coots and dabchicks have been spotted in large numbers in the marshland.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Consider the following statements:

1.Pallikaranai Wetland is a freshwater marsh in the city of Chennai.

2.It is an artificial wetland located along the Coromandel Coast.

3.It was under the National Wetland Conservation and Management Programme (NWCMP).

How many of the above statement(s) are incorrect?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) All 3

D) None

Answer: A) Only 1

Statement 2 is incorrect.