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Floating vetiver islands in Coimbatore lakes to purify water

Floating vetiver islands in Coimbatore lakes to purify water

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Floating Treatment Wetland, a joint effort of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and Tamil Nadu State Land Use Research Board (TNSLURB) at Ukkadam Big Tank | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M Always brimming with water, the Ukkadam Big Tank or Periyakulam is the city’s pride. Spread over 120 hectares and one of the foremost tanks […]

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Members of Perur Lake Forum document bird population at an urban wetland for six years

Members of Perur Lake Forum document bird population at an urban wetland for six years

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Great Egret | Photo Credit: G Parameswaran  Historians often describe Coimbatore as a beautiful woman adorned with a garland of navaratnams represented by the lakes of the River Noyyal. The river begins its 167-kilometre journey from Kooduthurai near Aalandurai and joins the Cauvery near Karur, filling up over 30 tanks along the way. One such […]

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Handcrafted sculptures of water birds stand tall on the banks of Coimbatore’s Periyakulam

Handcrafted sculptures of water birds stand tall on the banks of Coimbatore’s Periyakulam

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Sculptures of water birds of Coimbatore wetlands built using metal scrap at Ukkadam Periyakulam Lake | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M At a distance stands a gleaming bird, tall and slim with long, yellow curved beak, as dusk falls over Ukkadam Periyakulam. This painted stork, built entirely using metal scrap, is a show stopper. It’s wings […]

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