The Flamingo Festival-2016 is organised in which state?
The Flamingo Festival-2016 is organised in which state?
[A]Tamil Nadu
[B]Odisha
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh government has organised the Flamingo Festival from 9-10 January. The State government has been organising the festival for the past 10 years aiming at creating awareness on conservation of these rare species. The festival provides a good opportunity for the people, environmentalists and bird watchers to study the bio-diversity of Pulicat lake and Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary and initiate measures to conserve the bio-zones for future generations. Pulicat lake, which is spread over an extent of 460 square km, and thousands of birds (nearly 240 species) visit the lake during winter.
Originally written on
January 13, 2016
and last modified on
January 13, 2016.