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TamiraSES project
September 30 , 2022
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- TamiraSES project is being implemented to restore Thamirabarani river.
- It is jointly implemented by the district administration of Tirunelveli and Bengaluru-based NGO Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE).
- The project involves the use of “hyper-local” approach to restore one Thamirabarani river.
- It will restore Thamirabarani as well as all the waterbodies in the riverscape.
- Under the first phase of this project, five social ecological observatories will be set up.
- These will act as pilots to help the project expand further.
- This phase will be limited to the borders of Tirunelveli district.
Thamirabarani river
- The Thamirabarani river originates from Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills in Western Ghats.
- It is the only perennial river in Tamil Nadu.
- Its source is the confluence of the tributaries of Kodayar River – Kothai and Madhumalai.
- This river flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts.
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