Tamil Nadu gets its first biodiversity heritage site

Tamil Nadu gets its first biodiversity heritage site

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Category : State Published on: November 26 2022

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The Tamil Nadu government issued a notification declaring the Arittapatti village near Melur in Madurai district as a biodiversity heritage site under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
The site is situated in an area of 193.21 hectare and is the first Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) to be notified in the state.
The Arittapatti village is surrounded by a chain of seven barren granite hillocks that act as a watershed and support close to 72 lakes, 200 natural spring pools and three check dams.
The Anaikondan lake built during the reign of the Pandiyas in the 16th century is one among them.
The village has a rich biological and historical significance with the presence of around 250 bird species.
The megalithic structures found in the area have Tamil Brahmi inscriptions, Jain beds and rock-cut temples which are 2,200 years old.

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