{"id":7219,"date":"2024-06-14T03:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=7219"},"modified":"2024-06-14T03:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:01:25","slug":"srivilliputhur-megamalai-tiger-reserve-and-vaigai-river-tamil-nadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/srivilliputhur-megamalai-tiger-reserve-and-vaigai-river-tamil-nadu\/","title":{"rendered":"Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve and Vaigai River – Tamil Nadu"},"content":{"rendered":"

They announced Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve in Nadu will protect the Megamalai, Vaigais main catchment area, and help the river to rise.
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About Vaigai River:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Its origins can be traced back to the Western Ghats (Varushanad Hills)
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Suruliyaru, Mullaiyaru, Varaganadhi, Manjalaru, Kottagudi, Kridhumaal, and Upparu are its major tributaries.<\/p>\n

The Vaigai runs for 258 kilometres before emptying into the Palk Strait near the Pamban Bridge in Ramanathapuram district.<\/p>\n

The Vaigai was a river that ran through Madurai, the famous city that served as the capital (4th-11th century CE) of the ancient and prosperous Pandya kingdom in southern Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n

The river is mentioned in Sangam literature dating back to 300 BC.<\/p>\n

The river supplies drinking water to five districts in Tamil Nadu: Theni, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul and Sivagangai.<\/p>\n

Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was founded in February 2021. It was jointly declared by the governments of the Centre and Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n

The Megamalai WLS and the adjacent Srivilliputhur WLS were combined for this.<\/p>\n

Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve is the 51st tiger reserve in India and

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Bengal tigers, elephants, gaurs, Indian giant squirrels, leopards, Nilgiri Tahrs, and other animals can be seen here.<\/p>\n

It is made up of tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous and moist mixed deciduous forests, and Grassland<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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