The Wild Life Warden
Nagappattinam 611 011
Ph: 04365-253091
 Tourism Plays a Key Economy for the District even though Agriculture and
Fishing are the Major ones. Shrines, Places of Hindu Faith, Mosques forms the Spritual Tourism for
the district. Annual Festivals and functions marks glory of the Year.
Heritages like Tarangam padi Fort, Poompuhar speaks of the rich civilization of this land.
 Fishing, along with Para marine activities like Dry
fish ,Prawn farming constitues the second Major economy for the district.
The marine ecosystem provides mankind with food, medicines, industrial
products and pleasure.
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KODIAKKARAI
 Kodikkarai Beach
Also called Point Calimere, the Wild Life Sanctuary here spreads 333.3 Sq Kms with 25 Kms of tropical dry evergreen forests. It is bounded by Bay of Bengal on the East and Palk Straits on the South. It is situated South of Velankanni.
One can see mammals like bluebuck, spotted deer, wild boar, semi wild ponies, bonnet macaque: water birds like flamingoes, ibises, herons, spoonbills, olive ediely. Sea turtle, starred tortoise, vipers, marsh crocodiles, etc. are some of the endangered reptiles.
There are also many species of marine animals and flora. This spot offers different kinds of land mass from marsh to wetlands,
Backwaters to lake. It is open throughout the year from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00p.m.
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