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Location
: 60-km North Of Chennai, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh.
Coverage Area : 500-Sq-km.
Main Attractions :
Best Time To Visit : October to March.
Accommodation : Inspection bunglows at Sullurupet & Tada
Arrival Information :
-- By Rail : Nearest railway station is at Sullurpet -
10 km .
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By Air : Nearest Airport is at Chennai.
-- By Road : 50 km by road from Chennai on
Chennai-Kolkata road
Pulicat
Sanctuary is located 60-km from Chennai, spreading over Andhra Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu. It covers a total area of 500-sq-km. It is famous as the
second largest brackish water lagoon in India along the coast of Bay
Bengal. Backwaters of the sea attract large numbers of migratory water
birds. It is also a well-known feeding and breeding ground for a variety
of aquatic and terrestrial birds.
Flora :
People living in the adjoining 16 islands and 30
villages are directly or indirectly dependent on the lake for their
livelihood. It supports a rich bio-diversity. It is surrounded by
southern tropical dry evergreen forest with species like Manilkara
Hexandra, Albizzia Amara, Strychnos Muxvomica, Ficus Tiela, Dryopteris
Sepiata, Pteriospermus, Uberifolium, Glaucum etc and mangrove forest
with species like Ezcocaria, Agollocha, Auicenia Officinales, Acanthies
Ilicifolius, Rhizophora Apiculata, Xylocarpus Moluecenix, Degiceros
Conrniculatum.
Fauna :
The most important bird species who visit this lake is Flamingo. About
15,000 Flamingos visit Pulicat every year. Other birds found here are
Pelicans, Painted Storks, Open Billed Storks, Grey Herons, Cormorants,
White Ibises, Spoon Bills, Egrets, Reef Herons, Spot Billed Ducks, Shoe
Vellers, Pintails, Sand Pipers, Gills, and River Term etc.
Invertebrates like Prawn, Plankton and Mollusks and fishes of about 65
different species like Sable Fish, Sargin Fish, White, Black and Silver
Promphets etc. can also be seen here. One can find reptiles like Monitor
Lizard, Calotes, Cobra, Russel Viper, and Krait etc.
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