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Cuddalore - Restoration Activities

1 Wetland Name: Pichavaram mangrove

  • Wetland Mitra/Division Name: cuddalore_5
  • Date: 30-09-2024
  • Village and Taluk: pichavram, Chidambaram
  • Event type: Tree Plantation
  • Number of participants: 40
  • Number of trees planted: 50
  • Description:

    A Intensifying Tree Plantation drive was conducted at Pichavaram Mangrove on [29.09.2024] by a team of 40 volunteers and forest officers. The outcome was remarkable, they planted 50 tree sampling

2 Wetland Name: Pichavaram mangrove

  • Wetland Mitra/Division Name: cuddalore_5
  • Date: 30-09-2024
  • Village and Taluk: pichavaram, Chidambaram
  • Event type: Clean-up,Awareness
  • Number of participants: 120
  • Garbage Collected (kgs): 250
  • Description:

    A successful clean-up activity was conducted at Pichavaram Mangrove on [27.09.2024] by a team of 120 volunteers and forest officers. The outcome was remarkable, they collected approximately 280kg of plastic and other waste

3 Wetland Name: Pichavaram mangrove

  • Wetland Mitra/Division Name: cuddalore_5
  • Date: 30-09-2024
  • Village and Taluk: pichavaram, Chidambaram
  • Event type: Clean-up,Awareness
  • Number of participants: 100
  • Garbage Collected (kgs): 250
  • Description:

    A successful clean-up activity was conducted at Pichavaram Mangrove on [26.09.2024] by a team of 100 volunteers and forest officers. The outcome was remarkable. Collected approximately 250kg of plastic and other waste

4 Wetland Name: pichavaram mangrove

  • Wetland Mitra/Division Name: cuddalore_5
  • Date: 06-06-2024
  • Village and Taluk: pichavaram, Chidambaram
  • Number of participants: 150
  • Number of trees planted: 200
  • Description:

    On the occasion of World Environment Day celebration 2024, the Cuddalore Forest Division conducted the following activities, - Event 1- Mini Marathon: 150 members including Mangrove Council members, College students and Local community people participated in the mini marathon of 2kms. - Event 2 - Beach Cleanup Activity: The same 150 members participated and cleaned up around 10 sacks full of plastics on the MGR thittu beach over a length of 500 meters.- Event 3 - Stamp Release: The Postal department in coordination with the Cuddalore Forest department, released a Philatelic ancillary booklet in commemoration of the Olive Riddley turtles in the coastal lines. and also released postcard stamps for killai with Olive Riddleys (Pitchavaram being the only Range in TN to collect around 75000 eggs in the recent egg laying session(Dec 2023-March 2024).- Event 4 - Mangrove Plantation: Around 200 saplings were planted with the participants in the backwater regions of Vellar estuary.- The winners of the marathon was distributed with prizes. School children were given stationery gifts for their effectiveparticipation.

5 Wetland Name: aranganur pond

  • Wetland Mitra/Division Name: Latha veeramani
  • Date: 02-02-2024
  • Village and Taluk: aranganur, Cuddalore
  • Event type: Awareness
  • Number of participants: 60
  • Description:

    Wetland Day Celebration at aranganur village pond tree plantation and awareness camp

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