{"id":11171,"date":"2024-06-14T14:56:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11171"},"modified":"2024-06-14T14:56:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T14:56:54","slug":"madurai-district-gets-tns-first-biodiversity-heritage-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/madurai-district-gets-tns-first-biodiversity-heritage-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Madurai district gets TNs first biodiversity heritage site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<u> Nadu<\/u>government has notifiedArittapattiandMeenakshipuramvillages inMaduraidistrict as abiodiversity heritage site. The first such site in the state is <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/home\">Home<\/a> to several endemic species and historical structures more than 2,000 years old.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 193.2 hectares in Meenakshipuram in Madurai taluk and Arittapatti in Melur taluk have been notified as the <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/biodiversity\">Biodiversity<\/a> heritage sites.<\/p>\n<p>As per the government order issued by additional chief secretary of <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/environment-notes-for-state-psc-exams\">Environment<\/a>, forest and <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/climate\">Climate<\/a>-change&#8221;>Climate Change<\/a> Supriya Sahu, some hillocks in the area have rich biological and historical significance with the presence of around 250 bird species, including three raptor species, laggar falcons and other wildlife including endangered slender loris.<\/p>\n<p>The area consists of a chain of seven barren granite hillocks as a watershed and supports 72 lakes, 200 natural spring pools and three check <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/dams\">Dams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The megalithic structures found in the area have Tamil Brahmi inscriptions, Jain beds and rock-cut temples which are 2,200 years old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nadugovernment has notifiedArittapattiandMeenakshipuramvillages inMaduraidistrict as abiodiversity heritage site. 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