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Nagamalai hillock in Erode is TN’s 4th Biodiversity Heritage Site
The New Indian Express Nagapattinam
|October 09, 2025
THE state government has notified Nagamalai hillock in Erode district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) under Section 37(1) of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
Nagamalai hillock hosts 118 bird species including migratory ones
(EXPRESS)
The declaration, issued through a Government Order by the Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, marks the recognition of Nagamalai as a site of exceptional biological richness and heritage value — the fourth such site in Tamil Nadu.
Spread over 32.22 hectares in Elathur town panchayat of Nambiyur taluk, the hillock comprises a mosaic of dry deciduous, thorny and scrub forests interspersed with grasslands, supporting a rich diversity of flora and fauna. It also holds cultural significance as part of traditional worship practices in the region.
This story is from the October 09, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Nagapattinam.
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