Tamil Nadu Timeline

Pallikaranai wetland

2 events, 2007 to 2022.

  1. 2007

    1. 9 Apr 2007Environment

      Pallikaranai marsh notified as a reserve forest

      To stop the shrinking of Chennai's last large freshwater marsh, 317 hectares of Pallikaranai were declared a reserve forest.

  2. 2022

    1. 8 Apr 2022Environment

      Several Tamil Nadu wetlands designated Ramsar sites

      Pallikaranai marsh, Karikili and Vedanthangal bird sanctuaries and other Tamil Nadu wetlands were added to the list of Ramsar sites.