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Ramsar site
Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary
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Overview
Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary is built around a large irrigation tank near Uthukuli in Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu.
The tank is said to have been built by a local king named Nanjarayan. It supports many resident and migratory waterbirds, and the state notified it as a bird sanctuary in 2022.
It was designated a Ramsar site in 2024.
Geography and key facts
- Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu
- Historic irrigation tank
- Bird sanctuary (2022)
- Ramsar site (2024)
Why it matters for UPSC
Tamil Nadu's tank sanctuaries form a large share of India's Ramsar list.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Tamil Nadu.
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Coordinates
- 11.214°N, 77.526°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)
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