Q. Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary, recently seen in news, are located in which state?
Answer:
Tamil Nadu
Notes: Three more Indian wetlands have been added to the Ramsar list, including Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary, Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary, and Tawa Reservoir. Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary is in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, named after King Nanjarayan who restored the lake. Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary, declared in 2021, is a brackish shallow lake on the Coromandel Coast in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, and is rich in biodiversity. Tawa Reservoir, the largest protected area in Madhya Pradesh, is located inside the Satpura Tiger Reserve at the confluence of the Tawa and Denwa rivers.