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Flamingo fete a huge draw at Pulicat lake
News: Three days flamingo festival started in Pulicat region
Important Facts:
Flamingo Festival:
- Flamingo Festival is held every year to promote tourism in Pulicat and Nellapattu
- Flamingo Festival is being organized for last 12 years
- Over 9,000 migratory birds arrive(mainly from Siberia) at Pulicat region for breeding
- Festival accounts huge gathering of domestic as well as foreign tourist
Pulicat Lake:
- Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lake after Chilika lake(Odisha) in India
- Lake located on border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with about 96% in Andhra Pradesh and 4% in Tamil Nadu
Nellapattu Bird Sanctuary:
- Important breeding site for Spot-billed pelicans and other migratory bird
- Sanctuary has two major plant communities, Barringtonia swamp forests and southern dry evergreen scrub
Eco-Tourist Hub:
- Sullurpeta, Nellapattu, Atakanithippa and Bhimunivaripalem would be focus areas for infrastructure development for promoting eco-tourism
