Pulicat Lake Subject – Environment Context – Lime shell mining activities carried out in and around Pulicat Lake are destroying the wetland’s mudflat habitats. Concept – Pulicat Lake is a unique waterbody that is situated along the east coast of India and sprawls across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It lies majorly in […]

    PULICAT LAKE Subject: Geography Context: The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Environment Ministry has directed a sub-committee to visit the coastal stretch of Pulicatlake where the Department of Fisheries, Tamil Nadu, has proposed two training walls for permanent stability for the bar mouth of the lake. Concept: Pulicat Lagoon is the second […]

Subject: Environment Context : The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change grants environment clearance for opening the bar mouth in pulicat lake permanently at a cost of ₹27 crore, the State government has informed the Madras High Court. Concept: Over 90,000 birds, including storks and pelicans, have come from faraway places to the […]