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Pallikaranai is one of Chennai's last big natural sponges. Kazhuveli, the floodplain that once fed paddy fields, now has buildings pressing all around it. Every time Chennai floods, I think of marshes
like this. Protect what's left. #Chennai #Wetlands MoEF&CC (@moefcc) Today's #RamsarSpotlight takes us to Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest in Tamil Nadu. Locally known as ‘kazhuveli’, the Tamil word refers to a floodplain or waterlogged area. Historically, these wetlands supported irrigation and e
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