Flamingo festival takes off at Pulicat

The venue at Sullurupeta Boys High School was decorated for the festival

January 11, 2014 02:08 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 11:57 pm IST - NELLORE:

District Collector N. Srikanth at the inaugural function of Flamingo Festival at Sullurupeta in Nellore district on Friday. Photo: K. Ravikumar

District Collector N. Srikanth at the inaugural function of Flamingo Festival at Sullurupeta in Nellore district on Friday. Photo: K. Ravikumar

The annual ‘Flamingo Festival’ began at Sullurupeta near the Pulicat lake bird sanctuary in Nellore district on Friday.

District Collector N. Srikanth, Sullurupeta MLA Parasa Ratnam and a host of people’s representatives and district officials took part in the inaugural function. People from the surrounding mandals and especially fishermen’s families attended in large numbers.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Srikanth said that the festival was being held every year to bring together the people and various Government departments in the task of preserving the Pulicat lake and surroundings. Arrival of a wide variety of migratory birds always held a special charm at Pulicat.

Various departments like the Tourism, Animal Husbandry and Agriculture put up their stalls featuring their respective activities. The venue at Sullurupeta Boys High School was decorated for the festival.

The authorities made special arrangements for the facility of visitors on the SHAR road for seeing the migratory birds in the lake. People are also thronging the Nelapattu bird sanctuary at DV Satram in the vicinity of Sullurupeta.

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