The Flamingo Festival-2016 is organised in which state?
The Flamingo Festival-2016 is organised in which state?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Odisha
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh government has organised the Flamingo Festival from 9-10 January. The State government has been organising the festival for the past 10 years aiming at creating awareness on conservation of these rare species. The festival provides a good opportunity for the people, environmentalists and bird watchers to study the bio-diversity of Pulicat lake and Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary and initiate measures to conserve the bio-zones for future generations. Pulicat lake, which is spread over an extent of 460 square km, and thousands of birds (nearly 240 species) visit the lake during winter.