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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
S. Prasad

A mangrove forest’s tourism potential remains untapped

The verdant mangrove system in Pichavaram near Chidambaram. (Source: S.S. KUMAR)

The Pichavaram mangrove forest in the coastal Cuddalore district, considered the second largest in the country after West Bengal’s Sundarbans, is a storehouse of biodiversity.

Straddling the Vellar and Coleroon rivers, which flow into the Bay of Bengal, the verdant mangrove region, a unique ecosystem spread over 1,000 hectares, is undeniably one of Tamil Nadu’s hidden gems.

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