Nagamalai hillock in Erode is TN’s 4th Biodiversity Heritage Site

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.

- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @Chennai

Nagamalai hillock hosts 118 bird species including migratory ones

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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.