Nanmangalam Reserve Forest
| Nanmangalam Reserve Forest | |
|---|---|
Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Nearest city | Chennai |
| Coordinates | 12°55′37″N 80°10′19″E / 12.927°N 80.172°E |
| Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Governing body | Tamil Nadu Forest Department |
| forests.tn.nic.in | |
Nanmangalam Reserve Forest is a protected forest located in
The forest
The forest is popular among
The 320-hectare Nanmangalam Reserved Forest, located about 10 km from Velachery, is a scrubland around an abandoned granite quarry[3] and is home to some of the rare territorial orchids, according to a recent study.[citation needed]
The state forest department has entrusted the work of data collection in this small forest area to Care Earth, a bio-diversity research organisation. Located near Medavakkam, a rapidly developing residential locality, the forest needs immediate fencing to protect it from encroachment and to curtail any non-forestry activity there, the study says.[citation needed]
The neighbourhood of Nanmangalam is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "After 14 years, encroachments in Nanmangalam reserve forest removed". The Times of India. Chennai. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "A forest in the urban jungle". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Padmanabhan, Geeta (9 January 2012). "Chennai's eco spots". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Madhavan, D. (20 December 2012). "National Institute of Siddha modifies expansion plan". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 23 December 2012.