Greater Flamingo Sanctuary, Dhanushkodi | ग्रेटर फ्लेमिंगो अभयारण्य, धनुषकोडी
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
Environmental concerns were raised over development proposals, including wind-energy infrastructure, in the ecologically sensitive landscape around the Greater Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi.
Dhanushkodi स्थित Greater Flamingo Sanctuary के आसपास के ecologically sensitive landscape में wind-energy infrastructure सहित development proposals को लेकर environmental concerns सामने आए।
Location | स्थिति
The Greater Flamingo Sanctuary is located in the Dhanushkodi region of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. It lies within the wider Gulf of Mannar ecological landscape.
Greater Flamingo Sanctuary Tamil Nadu के Ramanathapuram जिले के Dhanushkodi क्षेत्र में स्थित है। यह व्यापक Gulf of Mannar ecological landscape का हिस्सा है।
Gulf of Mannar | मन्नार की खाड़ी
The Gulf of Mannar lies between southeastern India and Sri Lanka and contains islands, coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, mudflats and other productive coastal habitats.
Gulf of Mannar southeastern India और Sri Lanka के बीच स्थित है। यहाँ islands, coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves, mudflats और अन्य productive coastal habitats पाए जाते हैं।
Habitats | आवास
The Dhanushkodi landscape contains mudflats, shallow coastal waters, sand dunes, marshes and mangrove-associated habitats. Such environments provide feeding and resting areas for large numbers of waterbirds.
Dhanushkodi landscape में mudflats, shallow coastal waters, sand dunes, marshes और mangrove-associated habitats पाए जाते हैं। ये environments बड़ी संख्या में waterbirds को feeding और resting areas प्रदान करते हैं।
Central Asian Flyway | मध्य एशियाई प्रवासी पक्षी मार्ग
The region is important for migratory birds using the Central Asian Flyway, a major migration route connecting breeding areas in northern Eurasia with wintering areas in the Indian subcontinent and surrounding regions.
यह क्षेत्र Central Asian Flyway का उपयोग करने वाले migratory birds के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है। यह प्रमुख migration route northern Eurasia के breeding grounds को Indian subcontinent और आसपास के wintering areas से जोड़ता है।
Flamingos | फ्लेमिंगो
Both Greater and Lesser Flamingos may use suitable wetlands of southern India. Flamingos are specialised filter feeders that obtain small aquatic organisms from shallow saline or alkaline waters.
Greater और Lesser Flamingos दोनों southern India के उपयुक्त wetlands का उपयोग कर सकते हैं। Flamingos specialised filter feeders हैं जो shallow saline अथवा alkaline waters से छोटे aquatic organisms को भोजन के रूप में प्राप्त करते हैं।
Mangroves | मैंग्रोव
Mangrove genera such as Avicennia and Rhizophora occur in the wider coastal landscape. Mangroves stabilise shorelines, provide nursery grounds for aquatic organisms and store substantial quantities of blue carbon.
Avicennia और Rhizophora जैसे mangrove genera व्यापक coastal landscape में पाए जाते हैं। Mangroves shoreline को stabilise करते हैं, aquatic organisms को nursery grounds देते हैं और blue carbon store करते हैं।
Marine Biodiversity | समुद्री जैव विविधता
The Gulf of Mannar landscape supports fish, molluscs, crustaceans, sea turtles, marine mammals and diverse coastal and marine birds, making it one of India's most important marine biodiversity regions.
Gulf of Mannar landscape fish, molluscs, crustaceans, sea turtles, marine mammals तथा विविध coastal और marine birds को support करता है और भारत के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण marine biodiversity regions में शामिल है।
Important Dates | महत्वपूर्ण तिथियाँ
- 1980: Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park was established. / Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park स्थापित किया गया।
- 1989: Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve was established. / Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve स्थापित हुआ।
- 2001: Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve entered UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. / Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves में शामिल हुआ।
- 4 June 2025: Tamil Nadu issued the notification declaring the Greater Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. / Tamil Nadu ने Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 के तहत Dhanushkodi में Greater Flamingo Sanctuary की घोषणा की अधिसूचना जारी की।
UPSC Quick Facts | त्वरित तथ्य
- State: Tamil Nadu / राज्य: Tamil Nadu
- District: Ramanathapuram / जिला: Ramanathapuram
- Location: Dhanushkodi / स्थान: Dhanushkodi
- Major ecological region: Gulf of Mannar / प्रमुख ecological region: Gulf of Mannar
- Migratory route: Central Asian Flyway / प्रवासी मार्ग: Central Asian Flyway