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Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission

1) Preparation of Brief documents for Wetland.

There are 42978 Nos. of wetlands in the state of Tamil Nadu of which 18924 no of wetlands are below 2.25 ha in extent as per the National Wetland Atlas published by the Space Application Centre, Ahmadabad.

A 2-phase project was approved by the State Planning Commission Tamil Nadu State Land Use Research Board (SPC-TNSLURB) for preparation of Brief Document on Wetlands. SACON identified 141 prioritized wetlands among which, 80 were studied during the Phase I (November 2017 to April 2018) while 61 were studied during Phase II (May 2018 to October 2018). The project was funded by State Planning Commission. The wetlands were selected based on the SACON ATLAS (Prasad et al., 2004), Scientific Literature, e-bird database and Google imagery. Their emphasis was to give a fair representation to all the 32 districts of Tamil Nadu. In the process they surveyed a maximum of 15 wetlands from Kanchipuram District while a minimum of two wetlands were documented from the Nilgiris district. Their rapid survey helped them to prepare the brief document.

A total of 141 wetlands have been identified as prioritised wetlands in Tamil Nadu. Through funding received from the State Planning Commission, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) has completed the preparation of Brief Documents for 141 wetlands.

Number of Wetlands

Name of the District

Name of the Wetlands

1

Ariyalur

Elandaikudam Lake

2

Ariyalur

Venganur Lake

3

Ariyalur

Sukran Lake

4

Chennai

Velacherry Lake

5

Chennai

Madippakkam Lake

6

Chennai

Pallikarnai Marsh

7

Chennai

Ambatur eri

8

Chennai

Korattur Lake

9

Coimbatore

Kovaipudur Lake

10

Coimbatore

Sulur Lake

11

Coimbatore

Singanallur Lake

12

Coimbatore

Perur Kulam

13

Coimbatore

Ukkadam Lake

14

Coimbatore

Kurichi Lake

15

Cuddalore

Veeranam Tank

16

Cuddalore

Bahour lake

17

Cuddalore

Wellington Lake

18

Cuddalore

Perumal Lake

19

Dharmapuri

Dharmapuri Lake

20

Dharmapuri

Thumbala Halli Lake

21

Dharmapuri

Kadagathur Lake

22

Dindigul

Vaiyapuri Tank

23

Dindigul

Kodaikanal Lake

24

Dindigul

Idumban Kulam

25

Erode

Vellode Bird Sanctuary

26

Erode

Aval poondarai Lake

27

Erode

Kavilipalayam Lake

28

Erode

Anthiyur Periya Yeri

29

Kanchipuram

Uthiramerur Lake

30

Kanchipuram

Parandur Lake

31

Kanchipuram

Govindavadi Lake

32

Kanchipuram

Kooram Lake

33

Kanchipuram

Uthukadu Lake

34

Kanchipuram

Thirupulivanam Lake

35

Kanchipuram

Magaral Lake

36

Kanchipuram

Sri Perumbudur Lake

37

Kanchipuram

Theneri Lake

38

Kanchipuram

Kolavai Lake

39

Kanchipuram

Great Salt lake

40

Kanchipuram

Madhuranthakam Lake

41

Kanchipuram

Odiyur Lake

42

Kanchipuram

Sirudavoor Lake

43

Kanchipuram

Chemabarambakkam Lake

44

Kanniyakumari

Suchindram kulam

45

Kanniyakumari

Theroor Kulam

46

Kanniyakumari

Vembanur Lake

47

Kanniyakumari

Manavalakurichi kulam

48

Kanniyakumari

Sengulam

49

Kanniyakumari

Narikulam

50

Karur

Panjapatti Lake

51

Karur

Uppidamangalam Lake

52

Karur

Vellianai Periyakulam

53

Krishnagiri

Barur Lake

54

Krishnagiri

Pongoundapara Lake

55

Krishnagiri

Rama Naicken Lake

56

Madurai

Vandiyur Lake

57

Madurai

T. Kunnathur Lake

58

Madurai

Periyakulam Kanmai (Thenur)

59

Madurai

Urapanur Periyakanmai

60

Nagapattinam

Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary

61

Nagapattinam

Keeran Lake

62

Nagapattinam

Embavai Perunthottam Lake

63

Namakkal

Oomayampatti lake

64

Namakkal

Amirthasagaram Lake

65

Namakkal

Puthur Lake

66

Nilgiris

Marlimund Lake

67

Nilgiris

Ooty Lake

68

Perambalur

Athiyur Lake

69

Perambalur

Arumbavur Big Lake

70

Perambalur

Kurumbalur Lake

71

Pudukottai

Seiyanam Periya Eri

72

Pudukottai

Ponpethi Lake

73

Puthukottai

Annavasal Periyakulam

74

Ramanathapuram

Sakkarakottai Periyakanmai

75

Ramanathapuram

Uthirakosamangai Lake

76

Ramanathapuram

R S Mangalam Lake

77

Ramanathapuram

Chitrangudi Bird sanctuary

78

Ramanathapuram

Melayakudi kanmai

79

Ramanathapuram

Bramanankulam

80

Salem

Vadamaneri Lake

81

Salem

Panai eri

82

Salem

Panamarathupatti Lake

83

Sivagangai

Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary

84

Sivagangai

Piravalur Kanmai

85

Sivagangai

Kattikulam kanmai

86

Sivagangai

Andakudi kanmai

87

Thanjavur

Kallaperambur Lake

88

Thanjavur

Pannavial eri

89

Thanjavur

Senthankottai

90

Theni

Kamarajapuram Lake

91

Theni

Periyakulam kanmai

92

Theni

Thamaraikulam

93

Thiruvallur

Padur Thangal eri

94

Thiruvallur

Mapedu Periya eri

95

Thiruvallur

Poondi Lake

96

Thiruvallur

Puzhal Lake

97

Thiruvallur

Cholavaram tank

98

Thiruvallur

Pulicat lake

99

Thiruvallur

Coovam Lake

100

Thiruvannamalai

Pelasur Lake

101

Thiruvannamalai

Anakkavoor Lake

102

Thiruvannamalai

Ponnur Lake

103

Thiruvannamalai

Thennampattu Lake

104

Thiruvannamalai

Vakkadai Lake

105

Thiruvannamalai

Kappalur Lake

106

Thiruvannamalai

Dusimamandoor Lake

107

Thiruvannamalai

Sathanur Reservoir

108

Thiruvarur

Thirumeni Lake

109

Thiruvarur

Udayamarthandapuram Bird sanctuary

110

Thiruvarur

Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary

111

Thiruvarur

Vadakku Eri

112

Thiruvarur

Moovanallur Lake

113

Thoothukudi

Seydunganallur kulam

114

Thoothukudi

Sivagalai kulum

115

Thoothukudi

Karungulam Lake

116

Thoothukudi

Tirupani Puthantharuvai Tank

117

Thoothukudi

Kadabakulam

118

Tiruchirappalli

Koothapar big tank

119

Tiruchirappalli

Gundur big tank

120

Tiruchirappalli

Valavanthankottai Tank

121

Tiruchirappalli

Aladhudaiyanpatti Lake

122

Tirunelveli

Koonthakulam Bird sanctuary

123

Tirunelveli

Ariyakulam / Melakulam

124

Tirunelveli

Puthukulam

125

Tirunelveli

V.M.Chatram Lake

126

Tirunelveli

Chetruthamarai kulam

127

Tirunelveli

Vijayanarayanan tank

128

Tiruppur

Kongur idaichi kulam

129

Tiruppur

Manikapuram Kulam

130

Tiruppur

Koolipalayam Reservoir

131

Vellore

Kaveripakkam Lake

132

Vellore

Kolavai Lake

133

Vellore

Mahendravadi eri

134

Villupuram

Kaliveli Lake

135

Villupuram

Ousteri Lake

136

Villupuram

Valathy Lake

137

Villupuram

Sandapet Lake

138

Villupuram

Melmalayanur eri

139

Virudhunagar

Ammapatti Lake

140

Virudhunagar

Periyakulam Kanmai (Srivilliputhur)

141

Virudhunagar

Viragsamuthiram kanmai


  1. Economic valuation of Ecosystem services: A study of 80 wetlands in Tamil Nadu” funded by the State Planning Commission and duration of the project is 2 years. The project was started from 1st June 2019. The project is funded by State Planning Commission. Prof.L.Venkatachalam, Project Director, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai is working on this project.


  1. Delineation of Zone of Influence in three selected wetlands in Tamil Nadu”(Vadamaneri in Salem; Valathi in Villupuram and Tenneri Lake in Kancheepuram);Duration of the study is one year and is funded by State Planning Commission. Dr.Justus Joshua, Director & Principal Scientist., the Green Future Foundation, Tiruchirapalliis working on this project.


  1. Wetlands Management for Biodiversity and Climate Protection (GIZ)” (Wetlands Project) has been initiated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in partnership with the GIZ, at Point Calimere Wetland in Tamil Nadu. The project budget for technical bilateral Co-operation is 4 million Euros for the 3 States (Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu) and the project duration is from September 2018 to August 2022. A Workshop was held on 26th&27th August 2019 in Point Calimere, Nagapattinam and training was conducted from 11th to 13th November 2019 in Odisha. The project will be very useful to enhance the management effectiveness of Point Calimere Wetland.