Synchronised bird survey covers 45 inland waterbodies in Coimbatore, Tiruppur districts
The Hindu
The second phase of the first-ever State-wide synchronised bird survey conducted by the Forest Department covered a total of 45 inland wetlands in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts on Sunday.
In Coimbatore Forest Division, 15 waterbodies including Pethikuttai, Walayar dam, Ukkulam, Singanallur tank, Achankulam and Pilloor dam were covered.
District Forest Officer T.K. Ashok Kumar said that an orientation was given to the participants on Saturday and the survey was held on Sunday.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.