Tamil Nadu Named Nanjarayan Tank as its 17th Bird Sanctuary

The Tamil nadu State Minister of Forests, K Ramachandran announced in the Legislative Assembly of Tamilnadu for the creation of Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur district as a Bird Sanctuary with the budgetary support of Rs 7.5 crore. Nanjarayan Tank is the 17th Bird Sanctuary in the State.

• Nanjarayan Tank was built by the then local King Nanjarayan as a source for irrigation.