Four years after notification, Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary yet to get through transformation befitting Ramsar Site
Four years after being designated a Ramsar Site, the Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary in Tiruppur remains underdeveloped due to delays in government funding. Local nature organizations are urging the state to release the promised ₹7.5 crore to improve infrastructure and boost tourism.
Why it matters
The delay highlights the gap between environmental policy declarations and the practical implementation of conservation and infrastructure projects in India.
Four years after notification, Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary yet to get through transformation befitting Ramsar Site left Nature lovers look for early development of Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary in Tiruppur district. File Photo The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/gb44dx/article71604995.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2085_20_10_2026_17_53_26_1_NANJARAYANBIRDSANCTUARY.JPG PERIASAMY M Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 20/10/2026: (File picture): Nature lovers look for early development of Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary in Tiruppur district. Photo: Periasamy M/ The Hindu. TIRUPPUR More than four years after Nanjarayan Tank was declared a Bird Sanctuary through a notification issued by the Environment, Climate Change, and Forests Department, the water body located in the Central Asian Flyway as an important breeding and foraging site for both resident and migratory birds continues to await transformation befitting its designation as a Ramsar Site.
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